Adam's FINE ASIAN ART November 18 2024

449 406 A WHITE JADE ARCHAIC HU VASE WITH RETICULATED DRAGON COVER 清代白玉仿古透雕龙钮辅首活环饕餮纹瓶 China, Qing dynasty the elegantly tapering neck flanked by a pair of archaistic beast-head handles suspending loose rings, the cover sur- mounted by a reticulated dragon finial. The body crisply carved with taotie masks. All raised on a short heel. H.20cm Provenance: From the collection of Marcel Verdon (b. 1933), who served for twenty years in the French army, and thirty years in the French Embassy. These three jade pieces were acquired during his service in Belgium and Germany € 30,000 - 50,000