A LAVENDER JADEITE VESSEL AND COVER, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, 1850-1949. The bowl neatly incised with cloud and floral designs, supported on three claw-feet issuing from dragon heads, the sides and flat rim with two opposing dragon handles suspending loose rings, a chain issuing from the mouth of one dragon attached to a Buddhist lion with a fierce expression, the cover with a dragon coiled around a flaming pearl surrounded by four loose rings. Provenance: Manheim Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 4 October 1975. Dr. Sam Sato, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice, dated 4 October 1975, accompanies this lot. It describes the present lot as a 'Lavender Jade covered Vessel w/ loose rings & chain. Handle is composed of dragons with large rings suspended from their tails. A small loose chain issuing from the mouth of one dragon terminates in a carving of a Foo Lion. The feet are composed of three monster masks and the body of the vessel is incised all over with cloud and floral designs' and states Dr. Sam Sato as the buyer. A purchase price of USD 20,000, equivalent to circa USD 99,277 in today's currency, is stated. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, a small loss to one of the dragon horns, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Weight: 716.4 g (the vessel, chain, and lion) and 176.2 g (the cover) Dimensions: Width 17 cm (handle to handle), Height 12.8 cm With a fitted silk box dating to the mid-1970s or earlier. (2) The translucent stone is of a deep and striking lavender tone with scattered pale green and cloudy white inclusions and veins. The jadeite has been tested and measures between 6.5 and 7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale. Auction result comparison: Compare a related but slightly larger (19.6 cm high) and much later lavender jadeite censer and cover, at Christie's New York on 6 April 2011, lot 436, sold for USD 18,750. Compare also a related lavender jadeite vase and cover, of similarly deep lavender tone, dated to the late Qing dynasty, at Sotheby's New York, in The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art, on 24 March 2021, lot 650, sold for USD 40,320. 清末民初飄紫翡翠雙龍活環蓋爐 中國，1850-1949年。蓋爐雕刻雲紋花紋，香爐三足由龍頭中伸出，一對龍首雙耳啣環，龍口中叼著鏈條，另一頭係在太獅上，太獅張嘴可見獠牙。爐蓋上龍鈕，盤繞著一顆被四個鬆散的圓環活環圍繞著的火珠。 來源：美國路易斯安那新奧爾良Manheim Galleries藝廊，1975年10月4日。Dr. Sam Sato購於上述藝廊。隨附一份原始發票，日期爲1975年10月4日。發票上顯示此拍品為 “紫羅蘭蓋爐活環長鏈，龍形耳，它們的尾巴上懸掛著大環。 一條龍的嘴裡挂著一條小鍊子，鏈子的另一頭連著一隻玉福獅。 獸形三足，爐身雕刻著雲朵和花卉圖案。” 並注明Dr. Sam Sato為買方。購買價格爲USD 20,000, 換算成如今價格約爲USD 99,277。 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，其中一個龍角略有磕損，石頭有天然脈絡紋，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：716.4 克 (爐身，鏈子和福獅)和176.2 克 (爐蓋) 尺寸：寬 17 厘米(雙耳之間), 高12.8 厘米 配置上世紀七十年代中期或更早的絲質盒子。 (2) 拍賣結果比較：一件更大（高19.6 厘米)和更晚的飄紫翡翠蓋爐，見紐約佳士得2011年4月 6日，lot 436, 售價USD 18,750。另一件飄紫翡翠蓋爐，紫色調更深，清末，見紐約蘇富比The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art，2021年3月24日，lot 650, 售價USD 40,320。