Lot 206 , A Chinese white jade ‘dragon’ belt hook, 19th century, 9.4cm long, wood stand

A Chinese white jade ‘dragon’ belt hook, 19th century, carved in high relief and openwork with a scrolling dragon, the stone with some paler inclusions, 9.4cm long, wood stand
£300-500

Condition:
Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong. Natural inclusions to the stone, the cut of the of the join of the dragon’s beard to the main shaft of the body has a slight crack to it.

Sold for £300