the undulating upturned edges of the leaf with small frogs, blossoms, and stems carved in openwork, the plants and animals with incised details, the stone olive-green with  blue-green veining, wood stand (2)

Collection of the Hon. Noreen Drexel (1922-2012).
Christie's New York, 4th-5th March 2014, lot 2.

In overall good condition with a few scattered minute chips to the extremities of the carving. The stone thoroughly mottled in color with areas highly translucent.
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