A CARVED PALE-GREEN AND BROWN 'CAMEL AND LION' GROUP MING DY...

Estimate

£5,000 - £8,000

A CARVED PALE-GREEN AND BROWN 'CAMEL AND LION' GROUP
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
青褐玉雕骆驼及犬摆件 明 1368-1644
the well carved group modelled as a recumbent bactrian camel with legs tucked beneath its body, a lion leaping on its side, on a later fitted hardwood stand
6.6cm x 3.0cm x 3.9cm

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1990 and with original receipt

NOTE: For a similar example sold at auction see:
Sotheby's New York, Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, 24 September 2020, lot 932

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