A Chinese Carved Celadon and Grey Jade Snuff Bottle
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $700 - $900
Estimate$700 – $900
Status
Closed
A Chinese Carved Celadon and Grey Jade Snuff Bottle
QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)
comprising three joined bottles, each of rounded rectangular form, carved in relief showing flowering prunus branches and pine trees.
Height 2 1/4 in., 6 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.
