A Mughal celadon jade jar and cover, India, 19th century. Photo Sotheby's

the ovoid body rising from a short spreading foot to a gently flaring neck, flanked by a pair of leafy floral buds forming the handle, the exterior carved in low relief with overlapping fluted floral petals above a band of acanthus leaves, decorated to the base with a stylised flowerhead, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a red garnet finial, the celadon stone with snowflake-white and darker green inclusions. Quantité: 2 - 12.2cm., 4 ¾ in. Estimation 30,000 — 50,000 GBP

Provenance: A Danish Royal Family Collection.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. London, 14 mai 2014 - http://www.sothebys.com/