Lot 3243. A finely carved white jade 'mandarin duck' group, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 20 cm., 7 7/8 in. Estimate 700,000 — 900,000 HKD. Lot Sold 1,100,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

each with long crests on their heads and fine detailing of the feathered wings, grasping stalks of lotus in their beaks, the flowers and leaves wrapped around their bodies, the celadon-tinged white stone of an even tone, inlaid wood stand.

Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30th April 1996, lot 655.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011