QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Price realised USD 27,720

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USD 18,000 – USD 25,000

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A MOTTLED GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE `ELEPHANT AND BOYS’ GROUP

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Price realised USD 27,720

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A MOTTLED GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOYS’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The elephant is shown standing foursquare with the head turned and the trunk curled towards the left, draped with a saddle cloth carved in shallow relief with vaporous clouds above rock formations emerging from waves on the sides and a quatrefoil cartouche with floral scroll on the back. Two boys holding cleaning implements attend to the elephant, with one scrambling on the back and the other at the proper rear foot. The stone is of a mottled greyish-white and russet tone.
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) wide

The Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Collection, São Paolo.

Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer's premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address the buyer will not be required to pay the import tariff, but the shipment may be delayed while awaiting approval to export from the local government. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer's premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer's Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.

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