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A LARGE AND EXCEPTIONAL WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC
‘DUCK’ WATERPOT AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
清十八世紀 白玉寶鴨水盛
the recumbent bird with its webbed feet tucked underneath 來源：
its body, its head leaning gently backwards and finely detailed Percy D. Krolik 收藏
with archaistic square scrolls, the curved neck collared by a 倫敦蘇富比1970年2月24日，編號115
band of florets, its wings folded on either side of its body and 倫敦 Spink & Son
further decorated with feathers and archaistic scrolls in relief, 倫敦蘇富比1972年3月14日，編號37
all surmounted by a tall finial in the form of a duckling standing
with its head held upwards, the stone of a pale celadon tone
with russet veining
16.5 cm, 6½ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of Percy D. Krolik.
Sotheby’s London, 24th February 1970, lot 115.
Spink & Son, London.
Sotheby’s London, 14th March 1972, lot 37.
HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 255,000-383,000
