
A JADEITE BASKET-DESIGN VASE AND CHAINED COVER Late Qing Dynasty/Republic Period Of flattened baluster form and deftly hollowed with thin walls, carved in relief around the body with a rope-twist 'basket' design, with butterflies, cicada and crickets in high relief, the neck flanked by a pair of acanthus leaf handles suspending loose rings, the domed cover with nest of floral sprigs containing a small bird within, a larger bird above, the cover attached to the loose ring by a long chain, the stone of pale white tone with frosty inclusions and apple-green striations, attached wood stand. 21cm (8 2/8in) high. Footnotes: 晚清/民國 翡翠雕雙活環耳帶鏈籃式蓋瓶 Provenance: George A. Cohen, by 1956 Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.H20 來源:George A. Cohen, 1956年之前 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷,藏品編號H20 Compare with a related carved jadeite vase with a chain, illustrated in The Jade-Carving Art in The Ch'ing Dynasty, Taipei, 1990, p.99. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing





















