A MONGOLIAN-STYLE PARCEL-GILT AND JADE-INLAID GILT SILVER EWER AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, the pear-shaped body embellished with coral, hardstones, gilded lion-masks and chilong, inlaid on each side with jade plaques carved in relief with stylized shou characters surrounded by auspicious objects, one end set with a long tapering spout issuing from the mouth of a makara, opposite an elaborate handle linked by a chain to the domed cover, surmounted with a jade crane finial, all supported on a pedestal foot.

Dimension: 16 1/2 inches high (42cm); 11 3/4 inches wide (30cm).

SOTHEBY'S, NEW YORK. 15 SEPTEMBER 2015, LOT 240 / P.C. LU & SONS LTD., 1986.