A CARVED JADE INKWELL NORTH INDIA, 1600-1625 Of globular form rising from short ring foot to short waisted neck, the rim with a carved protruding ring, the finely carved decoration with five large rosettes between bands of lotus and radiating petals above and below, one side with a suspension hoop 3 ¼ ins. (8.2 cm.) diam.; 2.5 ins. (6.2 cm.) high; 1 ¾ ins. (4.6 cm.) diam. at mouth Provenance Rev. Dr. Nevil Maskelyne (d.1811) The Royal Observatory, Greenwich. His wife Margaret Maskelyne at Bassett Down, Wiltshire, thence by descent Christie’s, South Kensington, 27 April 2012, lot 564
A CARVED JADE INKWELL NORTH INDIA, 1600-1625 Of globular form rising from short ring foot to short waisted neck, the rim with a carved protruding ring, the finely carved decoration with five large rosettes between bands of lotus and radiating petals above and below, one side with a suspension hoop 3 ¼ ins. (8.2 cm.) diam.; 2.5 ins. (6.2 cm.) high; 1 ¾ ins. (4.6 cm.) diam. at mouth Provenance Rev. Dr. Nevil Maskelyne (d.1811) The Royal Observatory, Greenwich. His wife Margaret Maskelyne at Bassett Down, Wiltshire, thence by descent Christie’s, South Kensington, 27 April 2012, lot 564
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