Live Auction 2845The Decorative Arts Sale
Christie’s roundel
Lot 149

A Chinese white jade 'Mandarin ducks' group

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Closed24 March 2010

Price Realised

EUR 32,200

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A Chinese white jade 'Mandarin ducks' group
18th/19th Century
Carved to depict a pair of confronted mandarin ducks, their heads facing opposite directions, both holding a lotus stem in their beak, their wings incised to detail plumage
10 cm. wide

Specialist note

Pairs of mandarin ducks are associated with conjugal bliss and it is possible that a carving like this has been presented as a wedding gift.