28th Jun, 2023 10:00
The Fine Sale
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A Chinese mutton fat jade ape and fruit bowl, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
the three small apes playing and clambering on the rim of a cut fruit
4.5 x 14.5 x 10.5cm
Sold for £15,000
Condition Report
The ring that formally connected the monkeys broken into three parts (glued together crudely). Three of the four branch tips chipped off - one basal leaf with a significant chip. Natural faults and inclusions and other tiny chips
Auction: The Fine Sale, 28th Jun, 2023
