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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
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A RARE PALE BEIGE AND RUSSET JADE ARCHAISTIC GONG- T. EUGENE WORRELL珍藏中國玉器
FORM VESSEL AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY 清十八/十九世紀 褐玉仿古夔鳳紋觥
The pouring vessel is carved in shallow relief on either side of the body with a 來源:
large archaistic phoenix below a smaller phoenix. The vessel is set on one end Alice Boney (1901-1988), 紐約
with a loop handle emerging from the head of a mythical beast and is raised 天和山房玉器珍藏專拍; 香港佳士得, 2005年5月30日, 拍品編號1578
on a splayed foot carved with phoenixes. The fitted cover is modeled as a 展覽:
beast with a rounded head and a pair of horns flanking the notched spine, and
is carved with a taotie mask and other archaistic details in shallow relief. The 夏洛茨維爾, Worrell家族藝廊, 2005-2022年
stone is of a light beige tone with russet inclusions.
7 in. (17.7 cm.) wide
$30,000-50,000

PROVENANCE:
Alice Boney (1901-1988), New York.
Fine Chinese Jade Carvings from the Tianhe Shanfang Collection; Christie's
Hong Kong, 30 May 2005, lot 1578.
EXHIBITED:
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2005-2022.

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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A A PALE BEIGEISH-WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A STRIDING CHILONG
MYTHICAL BEAST QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The chilong is shown with the body and the head turned sharply to one side,
The collared beast is shown standing foursquare on cloven hooves. The body the face set in a snarling expression with the teeth and the tongue bared.
is decorated overall in light relief with archaistic scrolls, and with two sets of The sinuous body is delineated by three curved ridges along the spine and
incised lines delineating the spine that terminates in a short upturned, cicada- terminates in a long curled bifurcated tail. The softly polished stone is of an
form tail. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with russet striations. even tone.
5¿ in. (13 cm.) long 3¡ in. (18.4 cm.) long, hardwood stand

$5,000-7,000 $3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's London, 13 June 1989, lot 50. W. W. Winkworth (1897-1991) Collection (by repute).
Spink & Son, London (by repute).
EXHIBITED: Bluett, London (by repute).
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022. Asian Art, London, 15 November 2004.
LITERATURE: EXHIBITED:
J. Ayers, A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the Worrell Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2004-2022.
Collection, London, 1993, no. 21.
T. EUGENE WORRELL珍藏中國玉器
T. EUGENE WORRELL珍藏中國玉器
清 褐白玉螭龍擺件
清 青褐玉仿古瑞獸擺件
來源:
來源:
W. W. Winkworth (1897-1991)珍藏 (傳)
倫敦蘇富比, 1989年6月13日, 拍品編號50
Spink & Son, 倫敦 (傳)
展覽:
Bluett, 倫敦 (傳)
夏洛茨維爾, Worrell家族藝廊, 1994-2022年
Asian Art, 倫敦, 2004年11月15日
出版:
展覽:
J. Ayers, 《A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the
Worrell Collection》, 倫敦, 1993年, 編號21 夏洛茨維爾, Worrell家族藝廊, 2004-2022年

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