A London private collection of jade carvings and Chinese works of art, lots 1-104
Lot 38
THREE JADE 'FUNGUS' CARVINGS 19th century
15 – 16 May 2023, 10:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,167.50 inc. premium
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Rachel Hyman
Department Director

Lazarus Halstead
Head of Chinese and Asian Art, London
THREE JADE 'FUNGUS' CARVINGS
19th century
Comprising: a water caltrop carving formed as a leafy stem bearing differently sized fruits with an attendant worm; and two lingzhi fungus carvings.
The longest: 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long (3).
Comprising: a water caltrop carving formed as a leafy stem bearing differently sized fruits with an attendant worm; and two lingzhi fungus carvings.
The longest: 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long (3).
Footnotes
Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.