LOT 1135  A Chinese White Jade Tripod Censer and Cover  

清 白玉雕龍耳三足蓋爐 The globular body is flanked by a pair of dragon head handle suspending a loose ring, al...

清 白玉雕龍耳三足蓋爐 The globular body is flanked by a pair of dragon head handle suspending a loose ring, all raised on three reticulated floral legs, the domed cover carved in shallow relief with band of foliage scrolls, all surmounted with a ferocious dragon with wings, the translucent stone of even pale greenish-white tone. This piece comes with an insurance appraisal by Kenneth Brown from 1973 and an old photograph showing it displayed on a shelf. Early 20th century. Height: 6 3/4 in (17.1 cm) Width: 6 3/4 in (17.1 cm) Provenance: The Taylor Family Collection of Chinese Art, San Francisco. Acquired in the 1960s and 1970s from antique markets in California and Hong Kong, including Gump's in San Francisco and the antique shops at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong Compare a similar white jade globular tripod censer, slightly larger in diameter (7 3/8 in or 18.8 cm.), formerly in the Lizzadro collection, Chicago, sold in Christie's New York, March 2013, Lot 880, for USD 20,000. https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5658956 附1973年保險鑒定證書拷貝，及老張片一張。可比較一個類似的白玉球狀三足爐，直徑稍大（7 3/8 英寸或 18.8 厘米），原為芝加哥 Lizzadro 收藏，2013 年 3 月在紐約佳士得拍賣，拍品號880，售價 20,000 美元。 https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5658956