A Carved Jade ‘Elephant and Children’ Figural Group
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Status
Closed
A Carved Jade ‘Elephant and Children’ Figural Group
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
晚清-民國 玉雕童子洗象擺件 the elephant's head slightly turned to the left and trunk curled to the right, a boy holding a vase with flowers standing next to its tail, while another boy crouched on its back holding a hook.
Height 3 1/2 x width 4 3/4 in., 8.9 x 12.1 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.
