Lot 166 , A Chinese pale celadon jade phoenix vessel, 18th / 19th century, 10.5 x 14.5cm, original carved wood stand, slight faults

A Chinese pale celadon jade 'phoenix' vessel, 18th / 19th century, carved in high relief and openwork with a flattened baluster vase and cover flanked by a pair of phoenix and lingzhi fungus, the stone with white and occasional russet inclusions, 10.5 x 14.5cm, original carved wood stand, slight faults
Estimate £1,000-1,500

The phoenix standing on the left - his head has been broken off at the neck and the tendril in its beak and reglued, the finial to the cover is lacking, there is a chip loss to the back cresting on the right hand figure of a pheonix, there are natural inclusions to the stone, it is fairly translucent stone with mottling and the wood stand is missing the base section.


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Sold for £3,800