An archaistic spinach-green jade 'dragon' incense burner and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 碧玉仿古饕餮紋盤龍紐蓋爐

Property from the Collection of Colonel Tom Hall
An archaistic spinach-green jade 'dragon' incense burner and cover
Qing dynasty, 18th century

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Length 20 cm, 7⅞ in.
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Collection du Colonel Tom Hall (1928-2022)
Brûle-parfum archaïsant en jade vert épinard à décor de dragon, dynastie Qing, XVIIIe siècle
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Tom Hall上校 (1928-2022) 珍藏
清十八世紀 碧玉仿古饕餮紋盤龍紐蓋爐

Condition Report:
Good overall condition, with typical minor nibbling and bruising to the extremities, notably one area ca. 0.7 cm to the lower border of the body. The cover has several small restorations to the reticulated decor. The finial is re-stuck.

品相良好，僅有少許輕微撞痕及細磕，爐身下方另有一約0.7公分寬的缺損。蓋另有少許修復，鈕經重粘。

Catalogue Note:
Compare a similar example in the collection of Yihe yuan, (the New Summer Palace), Beijing, illustrated in Yubao qiulin, Qinggong jiucang yuqi / Treasure of Imperial Jade, The Collection of the Qing Court Special Exhibition, Beijing, 2018, pl. 7; a similar example in white jade, illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan cangpin daxi: yuqi bian / Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 10, pl. 95; and a related example with floral designs, ibid., pl. 98; two further related pieces were sold in our London rooms, 12th May 2010, lot 115 and in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2014, lot 3736.

Provenance:
Collection Harold Wesley Hall (1888-1974), label no. 28, thence in the family by descent

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Harold Wesley Hall（1888-1974）珍藏，編號28（標籤），此後家族傳承