Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
About this Item
A Chinese white jade carving of a mandarin duck, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
carved with a lotus spray in its beak, the stone with dark brown inclusions, chip, 5,6cm long; and a Chinese white jade carving of an archaistic stylized qilin, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the recumbent incised slender-bodied creature with curled tail, with hind legs tucked beneath, the stone with brown inclusions, front leg repaired, 7cm long
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Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.
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