Lot 279 , A Chinese white jade box, 18th/19th century, W. 6.2cm, base of box damaged

A Chinese white jade box, 18th/19th century, the cover carved in low relief with a sage and a deer in a rocky landscape, the base with carved two character seal mark, W. 6.2cm, base of box damaged
Estimate £300-500


Provenance - The owner and her family lived in Singapore in the late 1950s. The collection includes antique Chinese porcelain, jade and furniture her father bought from shops in Orchard Road, Singapore around 1955-59.

The stone is a good even white tone with a hint of russet around the side edge next to the damaged area.


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Sold for £1,200