A European private collection of jade and hardstone vessels (lots 349-362)






A pair of white jade Mughal-style libation cups


Qing DynastyEach formed as a folded leaf, with a peony flower terminal suspending a loose ring handle, one fitted wood stand; together with a jadeite trunk-form water pot carved in low relief with leafy branches and prunus flowers, wood stand, Qing Dynasty. The cups each 9cm (3 1/2in) wide (5).
|ProvenanceA German private collection, acquired in the 1950s and 60s, and thence by descent.