Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 3 - Important Asian Works of Art

Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST - Mon, Nov 17, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 907

Finely Carved Celadon Jade Oval

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Censer and Cover Chinese, white to pale celadon jade, oval cover with two frolicking foo lions, carved body with butterflies and flowers flanked by foo dogs with loose ring handles, scrolling foo dog-head feet, 5-1/8 x 5-3/4 x 2-1/2 in., internal fractures visible on platform below foo dogs on cover, below one foo dog handle, and to body, chips to ears of foo dogs, lid with minute chips to edges, dried residue in design, internal fractures in censer body. Provenance: John Frederick and Elizabeth Maue, New York/Jersey City, New Jersey, by descent

Condition

internal fractures visible on platform below foo dogs on cover, below one foo dog handle, and to body, chips to ears of foo dogs, lid with minute chips to edges, dried residue in design, internal fractures in censer body