Selection of Chinese Jade from the R.H.R Palmer Collection sold at Christie's HK, 12 December 2024
Lot 1578. Property from the R.H.R Palmer Collection. A reticulated white jade 'dragon fish' rectangular plaque, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 7.2 cm wide. Price Realised HKD 1,071,000 (Estimate HKD 70,000 – HKD 90,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024
Provenance: Yamanaka & Co., London, December 1927, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 68.
Lot 1569. Property from the R.H.R Palmer Collection. A carved white jade 'floral' comb, Tang dynasty (618-907); 6.7 cm wide. Price Realised HKD 239,400 (Estimate HKD 120,000 – HKD 180,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024
Provenance: Yamanaka & Co., London, August 1931, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 102.
Literature: The Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, London, 1975, p. 78, cat. no. 229.
Exhibited: London, Victoria and Albert Museum, The Art Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, 1 May- 22 June 1975.
Lot 1573. Property from the R.H.R Palmer Collection. A miniature carved yellowish-celadon jade archaistic vase and cover, Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 4.5 cm high. Price Realised HKD 107,100 (Estimate HKD 40,000 – HKD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024
Provenance: John Sparks, London, July 1933, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 105
Lot 1580. Property from the R.H.R Palmer Collection. A russet and white jade 'birds and peaches' group, Ming-Qing dynasty (1368-1911); 13.2 cm long. Price Realised HKD 100,800 (Estimate HKD 100,000 – HKD 200,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2024
Provenance: John Sparks, London, December 1951, as recorded in the RHRP ledger
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 177.
Christie’s. A Heritage of Connoisseurship: Chinese Art from The Palmer Family Collection, Hong Kong, 12 December 2024