A White Jade Purse-Form Pendant
Sale 785 - Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$3,000 -
$4,000
Sold for $2,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A White Jade Purse-Form Pendant
18TH/19TH CENTURY
清十八/十九世紀 白玉雕福祿萬代荷包式掛墜
the purse-form pendant carved to the exterior in relief to show numerous gourds borne on meandering vines, stringed with two coral beads on a red tassel.
the purse-form pendant carved to the exterior in relief to show numerous gourds borne on meandering vines, stringed with two coral beads on a red tassel.
Height 1 1/4 x width 1 1/2 in., 3.1 x 3.8 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Collection
Condition Report
Carved depicting a pair of bats flanked by double gourds. Some staining and soiling in carved recesses. The coral beads with minor losses. The tassel with some loose threads.
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