Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000 | Sold for $107,100
A Chinese creamy-white jade carving of a bear
Qing dynasty or earlier
白玉雕熊 清或更早
A Chinese creamy-white jade carving of a bear 白玉雕熊
The seated figure shown scratching its right ear, mouth opened showing teeth, the body with fine lines defining ruff and edges of the forelegs, a small tail from the back extended to the underside, with later wood stand, associated cloth box.
H: 1 3/4 in., W: 1 3/4 in.
PROVENANCE:
West End Antiques, Winnetka, Illinois
Property from a private collection, Bethesda, Maryland, acquired from the above, 1981