Lot 130. A white and russet jade ‘Pine and Monkey’ vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century; 12cm., 4 5/8 in. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP. Lot sold 80,500 GBP. © Sotheby's.

carved and hollowed in the form of a knotted tree trunk, the exterior issuing gnarled leafy pine branches with three playful monkeys clambering atop, the base with lingzhi sprigs extending up the side, the opaque white stone suffused with russet-brown inclusions.

Provenance: Jacques Vic, Cannes, acquired in the 1980s.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014