A PALE CELADON JADE ‘PHOENIX’ EWER, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Crisply carved in shallow relief on both sides of the flattened body with wings of an archaistic phoenix, its head carved in high relief below the spout suspending a loose ring, a sinuously coiled chilong forming the handle, the foot rim with a key-fret band. The translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with few dark speckles.

Provenance: Viennese private collection. By repute acquired from Galerie Zacke, ca. 1980-1990.
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear and few minuscule nicks to edges, a small repair to the chilong’s head, some natural fissures and inclusions.

Weight: 302.8 g
Dimensions: Height 9.3 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related ewer, with a cover, at Sotheby’s London in Important Chinese Art on 8 November 2017, lot 33, sold for GBP 18,750.

清代青白玉啣環饕餮紋觥
中國，1644-1912年。玉觥略呈長方形，寬流，圈足均陰線刻雲雷紋一周，器身頸部淺浮雕卷葉紋，下腹部淺浮雕饕餮紋。其一側鏤瑞獸為柄，獸頭向外，身呈直線型附於觥身一側。口沿正中下方雕一鳳頭，鳳頭下有活環。

來源：奧地利私人老收藏，據説購於奧地利Zacke藝廊，約在1980-1990年間。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微的舊時磨損，邊緣有少量微小的刻痕，螭龍的頭部有小修飾，有一些天然裂縫和内沁。

重量: 302.8 克
尺寸：高 9.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的蓋罐，見倫敦蘇富比 Important Chinese Art 2017年11月8日 lot 33, 售價GBP 18,750。