A Fine Pale Celadon Jade Table Screen
Sale 785 - Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$10,000 -
$15,000
Sold for $56,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Fine Pale Celadon Jade Table Screen
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 青白玉雕高士圖插屏 連硬木座
of rectangular shape with an arched top edge, finely carved on one side with three sages and two attendants on terraces amongst a mountainous setting, the landscape accentuated with craggy overhanging rocks and gnarled pine, the far left of the scene with a pavilion, the reverse with a similarly mountainous backdrop, the stone of pale celadon tone with light russet inclusions, raised on a fitted reticulated hardwood stand.
of rectangular shape with an arched top edge, finely carved on one side with three sages and two attendants on terraces amongst a mountainous setting, the landscape accentuated with craggy overhanging rocks and gnarled pine, the far left of the scene with a pavilion, the reverse with a similarly mountainous backdrop, the stone of pale celadon tone with light russet inclusions, raised on a fitted reticulated hardwood stand.
Height overall 11 7/8 x width 12 1/8 x depth 4 1/2 in., 30.16 x 30.8 x 11.43 cm
Property from the Estate of Thomas Moretti, San Mateo, California
Purchased in San Francisco prior to 1990, thence by descent
Condition Report
Height of jade 7 3/8 x width 10 x depth 3/4 in., 18.73 x 25.4 x 1.9 cm
Overall good and stable condition. The jade plaque having a crack to the upper corner, running approximately 3 1/8 in. The wood stand in stable condition. Missing one small fraction of the reticulated decoration.
Overall good and stable condition. The jade plaque having a crack to the upper corner, running approximately 3 1/8 in. The wood stand in stable condition. Missing one small fraction of the reticulated decoration.
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