A London private collection of jade carvings and Chinese works of art, lots 1-104
Lot 33
A WHITE JADE 'BITTER MELON' CARVING 19th century
15 – 16 May 2023, 10:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,785 inc. premium
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Rachel Hyman
Department Director

Lazarus Halstead
Head of Chinese and Asian Art, London
A WHITE JADE 'BITTER MELON' CARVING
19th century
The fruit carved in the round, borne on a leafy stem with attendant tendrils, the skin of the melons carved to simulate its uneven rind.
6.5cm (2 1/2in) long
The fruit carved in the round, borne on a leafy stem with attendant tendrils, the skin of the melons carved to simulate its uneven rind.
6.5cm (2 1/2in) long
Footnotes
Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.