A Chinese white jade ring in the form of a dragon, 18th-19th century. Photo Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions.

the head with open mouth and touching its tail, the body with scales, 3.7cm diameter. Estimate £12,000-15,000

Provenance: Formerly in the Brodie Lodge Collection. Having invented the Lodge spark plug with a ceramic conductor, Brodie Lodge assembled an outstanding Chinese Art collection in the 1940’s- 1960’s, recognised as one of the finest in Europe, with the help of Roger Bluett and the late Sydney Moss.

清十八/十九世纪 白玉龙纹环

Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions. Chinese Ceramics and Asian Works of Art. 17th May 2014. http://www.dreweatts.com/