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Auction archive: Lot number 2904

A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG AND BAT’ RUYI

Estimate
HK$1,500,000 - HK$2,500,000
ca. US$193,484 - US$322,473
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 2904

A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG AND BAT’ RUYI

Estimate
HK$1,500,000 - HK$2,500,000
ca. US$193,484 - US$322,473
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG AND BAT’ RUYI QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The head of the sceptre is carved in low relief with branches bearing chrysanthemum blossoms emerging from rocks, below three bats carved in openwork. The shaft is carved in high relief with a chilong with a bifurcated tail pursuing a flaming pearl. The two terminals of the shaft are further carved with two bats. The stone is of an even pale greenish-white tone with some opaque inclusions at the bottom of the shaft. 16 13/16 in. (42.7 cm.) long Provenance George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910

Auction archive: Lot number 2904
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 WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG AND BAT’ RUYI QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The head of the sceptre is carved in low relief with branches bearing chrysanthemum blossoms emerging from rocks, below three bats carved in openwork. The shaft is carved in high relief with a chilong with a bifurcated tail pursuing a flaming pearl. The two terminals of the shaft are further carved with two bats. The stone is of an even pale greenish-white tone with some opaque inclusions at the bottom of the shaft. 16 13/16 in. (42.7 cm.) long Provenance George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield, Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910

Auction archive: Lot number 2904
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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