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A SILVER-INLAID AND PALE CELADON JADE-MOUNTED WOOD RUYI SCEPTER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- silver, jade, wood
three jade plaques carved in low relief and set into the wood scepter, the largest of ovoid form with barbed edges depicting a sage in a rocky landscape beneath pine and with a deer in the distance, the mid-section of elliptical form with an elderly sage holding a large peach accompanied by a young attendant carrying a lingzhi sprig, the smallest plaque with a boy standing below a leafy wutong tree, the shaft inlaid with silver thread with a floral and lingzhi sprig
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s and thence by descent.
Condition
All three plaques have been out and restuck. The jades with some minor nicks to the edges.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.