The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
A large spinach jade vase and cover, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 碧玉番蓮八吉祥紋活環耳蓋瓶
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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
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15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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A large spinach jade vase and cover
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period
清乾隆 碧玉番蓮八吉祥紋活環耳蓋瓶
of flattened baluster form resting on a stepped foot, carved around the sides in relief with the Eight Buddhist Emblems scattered among flowering leafy lotus stems, the shoulders carved with upright lappets, set with a pair of lotus flower handles supporting loose rings, the stone of mottled deep green colour, the cover a slightly darker tone
2
31.2 cm high
Sir Ernest Cassel (1852-1921).
Dennis Holman, Lady Louis, Life of the Countess of Burma, London, 1952, photographed in the background of the library at 2 Wilton Crescent, the London home of the Earl and Countess of Burma, colour plate iii, between pp. 8-9.