Fine Chinese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 526
FOUR CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ITEMS
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £9500
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Description
FOUR CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ITEMS
MING/QING DYNASTY
Comprising: a disc-shaped pendant carved with four chilong, a rectangular pendant, a recumbent deer and a bird, the stones with darker inclusions, with a wood stand, 5.3cm. (5)
Provenance: from the collection of Brian Tisdall (1934-2008) and Christa Tisdall (1936-88) who lived in Hong Kong from the early 1960s until 1987. Their collection was mostly formed in Hong Kong in the 1970s, they were advised by James C Y Watt and Brian McElney. James C Y Watt is a well known expert in early Chinese jades; Brian McElney is a renowned collector and connoisseur who founded the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath.