A GROUP OF JADE AND JADEITE CARVINGS The incense burner,...
The Property of an English Family, Lots 380-387
A GROUP OF JADE AND JADEITE CARVINGS
The incense burner, late Qing/Republic period; the carvings, 18th/19th century
Comprising: a jadeite incense burner and cover supported on four elephant head feet below two rectangular panels flanked by bear head handles suspending rings, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog finial, wood stand; a white jade double badger carving, the two animals sitting with the heads facing with a large spray of lingzhi fungus grasped between their mouths; and a pale green jade carving of a fish, with a trailing lotus flower in the mouth. The incense burner 10.2cm (4in) high. (5).
Footnotes
清晚期/民國 玉香爐 十八/十九世紀 玉雕把件兩件
Provenance: Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE (1884–1964), Surrey, and thence by descent
Born in Westminster on 10th January 1884, Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE joined the family firm, John Mowlem & Co., in 1902, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle. He subsequently became supervising director of the company and was involved in a number of major engineering and building projects. He was a prominent figure in the development of the civil engineering industry, serving as a founding member of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors and on various Government committees and missions. He was also Master of the Worshipful Company of Paviors. Outside his professional life, Burt was a distinguished fencer, winning the British épée championship in 1922 and representing Great Britain in épée at the 1920 Olympic Games. He was knighted in 1942 and died at Blindley Heath, Surrey, on 1st September 1964. An enthusiastic collector of art, his collection included paintings, ivory, netsuke and jade.
The Property of an English Family, Lots 380-387
A GROUP OF JADE AND JADEITE CARVINGS
The incense burner, late Qing/Republic period; the carvings, 18th/19th century
Comprising: a jadeite incense burner and cover supported on four elephant head feet below two rectangular panels flanked by bear head handles suspending rings, the cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion dog finial, wood stand; a white jade double badger carving, the two animals sitting with the heads facing with a large spray of lingzhi fungus grasped between their mouths; and a pale green jade carving of a fish, with a trailing lotus flower in the mouth. The incense burner 10.2cm (4in) high. (5).
Footnotes
清晚期/民國 玉香爐 十八/十九世紀 玉雕把件兩件
Provenance: Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE (1884–1964), Surrey, and thence by descent
Born in Westminster on 10th January 1884, Sir George Mowlem Burt KBE joined the family firm, John Mowlem & Co., in 1902, following in the footsteps of his father and uncle. He subsequently became supervising director of the company and was involved in a number of major engineering and building projects. He was a prominent figure in the development of the civil engineering industry, serving as a founding member of the Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors and on various Government committees and missions. He was also Master of the Worshipful Company of Paviors. Outside his professional life, Burt was a distinguished fencer, winning the British épée championship in 1922 and representing Great Britain in épée at the 1920 Olympic Games. He was knighted in 1942 and died at Blindley Heath, Surrey, on 1st September 1964. An enthusiastic collector of art, his collection included paintings, ivory, netsuke and jade.
