Lot 3702. A white jade 'butterfly' box and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795); 14.2 cm., 5 1/2  in. Estimate 500,000 — 800,000 HKD. Sold for 1,062,500 HKD (122,141 EUR). Photo Sotheby's

finely worked in the form of a butterfly with outstretched wings, the interior of the box divided into four partitioned sections, the top of the cover meticulously worked in low relief with a butterfly with delicately defined sections including the head, thorax and abdomen flanked by stylised layered wings, the stone of an even white colour with faint russet and white patches to the box.

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London.