清十九世紀 青白玉鷹熊把件 carved in the round as an eagle perched atop a crouching bear and one other bear aside, the bird with wings stretched, the bear detailed with stylized tufts of fur, the stone of greyish celadon tone with natural inclusions.
Length 2 1/2 in., 6 cm.
Property from a Private California Collection
Acquired from Robert Chasin Collection, California
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.
