Five Chinese Jade and Hardstone Figures of Animals
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $400 - $600
Estimate$400 – $600
Status
Closed
Five Chinese Jade and Hardstone Figures of Animals
each showing various terrestrial animals, comprising two figures with squirrels and grapes, three cats, and one mythical beasts gnawing at its haunches.
Height of tallest 2 1/8 in., 5.4 cm.
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
