A CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A BOY MOUNTED ON A GILT BRONZE STAND, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. The boy wearing loose-fitting robes and holding a vase in both hands, a single peony blossom borne on a leafy stem rising from the vessel, the child with a content smile playing across the face. The translucent stone of a celadon tone with icy veins and inclusions.

Provenance: Collection of Alexander Förster, thence by descent in the same family. Alexander Förster was an Austrian art dealer and expert who worked as an appraiser of Asian art for the auction house Dorotheum during the 1960s. A copy of Alexander Förster’s collection inventory, dated July 1961 and listing the present lot as no. 83, accompanies this lot.
Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor losses, small nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into hairline cracks over time. The interior of the stand with some verdigris.

Weight: 421.8 g
Dimensions: Height 14 cm

Mounted on a gilt-bronze stand of French origin dating to the same period, the rocaille stand issuing two curved leafy vines framing the figure as well as reeds and millet.

Auction result comparison: Compare a related white jade carving of a boy, 8.9 cm high, dated 18^th century, at Sotheby’s New York in Important Chinese Art on 21 March 2018, lot 654, sold for USD 18,750.

十六至十七世紀清代青玉雕抱瓶童子擺件 中國，1644-1912年。雕工精細，所雕童子抱瓶，五官立體形象，面露微笑，憨態可掬，頗具生動活潑、富裕動態之美。青玉細膩溫潤，刀法簡潔流暢。 來源：Alexander Förster收藏, 保存在同一家族至今。Alexander Förster是一位奧地利藝術品經銷商和專家，1960 年代曾在 Dorotheum 拍賣行擔任亞洲藝術品評估師。隨附Alexander Förster 收藏品清單副本，日期為 1961 年 7 月，當前拍品編號83。 品相：狀況良好，舊磨損，輕微缺損，小刻痕，天然紋理的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細裂縫。鎏金底座內部有一些鏽斑。 重量: 421.8 克 尺寸：高 14 厘米 法國鎏金銅底座，兩根盤繞的藤蔓以及蘆葦紋。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的白玉雕童子，高8.9 厘米，十八世紀，見紐約蘇富比Important Chinese Art 2018年3月21日 lot 654, 售價USD 18,750。