Lot 47
0
LARGE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 557
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Description
清 青玉雕鵝擺件
roundedly carved as a goose with the head turned backwards resting gently above the plump body, grasping in its beak a long leafy stem, with finely incised plumage, the greyish green stone with russet patches, on a carved wooden stand
Dimensions
16.3cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: From the descendants of Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, KBE (1864–1929); purchased from Christie's sale dated 9th November 1992, lot 75, with original sale label