A carved jade bowl with jewelled and enamelled silver-gilt mounts, 19th century
Property of a European Family
A carved jade bowl with jewelled and enamelled silver-gilt mounts,
19th century
the pale jade bowl carved as a stylised leaf with a wavy divider, the lid surmounted with a brightly-enamelled curling snake with garnet eyes, the silver-gilt support formed as a bird's claw, the joint decorated with gold-mounted garnet cabochons above a wavy band of green enamel, on an octagonal lapis lazuli base with bead-border, crimson-coloured velvet underside,
11.7cm., 4⅝in. high
Condition Report:
Generally good condition, bar some small losses to the enamel to the snake and light traces of glue.
Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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Property of a European Family
A carved jade bowl with jewelled and enamelled silver-gilt mounts,
19th century
the pale jade bowl carved as a stylised leaf with a wavy divider, the lid surmounted with a brightly-enamelled curling snake with garnet eyes, the silver-gilt support formed as a bird's claw, the joint decorated with gold-mounted garnet cabochons above a wavy band of green enamel, on an octagonal lapis lazuli base with bead-border, crimson-coloured velvet underside,
11.7cm., 4⅝in. high
Condition Report:
Generally good condition, bar some small losses to the enamel to the snake and light traces of glue.
Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
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