Three Carved Jade and Jadeite Fruit and Melon-Form Pendants
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $700 - $900
Estimate$700 – $900
Status
Closed
Three Carved Jade and Jadeite Fruit and Melon-Form Pendants
19TH CENTURY
the first a russet and white jadeite example in the form of a melon atop a leaf, the second a white celadon jade example in the form of a pea pod and the third a pale celadon jade example in the shape of double peaches.
Length of larger 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Highland Park, Illinois
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.
