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Auction archive: Lot number 2715

A DARK GREEN JADE CARVING OF AN OWL

Estimate
HK$120,000 - HK$180,000
ca. US$15,478 - US$23,218
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 2715

A DARK GREEN JADE CARVING OF AN OWL

Estimate
HK$120,000 - HK$180,000
ca. US$15,478 - US$23,218
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A DARK GREEN JADE CARVING OF AN OWL SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC The jade is finely carved in the round depicting an owl in the round seated upright on its haunches with paws resting on its knees. Its eyes, chest, and feathers are delineated by thin groove lines. There is a circular aperture through the mouth and a conical indentation beneath each ear. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high, box Provenance Acquired in Hong Kong in 1992

Auction archive: Lot number 2715
Auction:
Datum:
30 Nov 2020
Auction house:
Christie's
King Street, St. James's 8
London, SW1Y 6QT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7839 9060
+44 (0)20 73892869
Beschreibung:

A DARK GREEN JADE CARVING OF AN OWL SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC The jade is finely carved in the round depicting an owl in the round seated upright on its haunches with paws resting on its knees. Its eyes, chest, and feathers are delineated by thin groove lines. There is a circular aperture through the mouth and a conical indentation beneath each ear. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high, box Provenance Acquired in Hong Kong in 1992

Auction archive: Lot number 2715
Auction:
Datum:
30 Nov 2020
Auction house:
Christie's
King Street, St. James's 8
London, SW1Y 6QT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7839 9060
+44 (0)20 73892869
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