A WHITE JADE 'BUTTERFLY' PLAQUE, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, 1850-1949. Of circular form, carved in openwork as two confronting butterflies, the body and wings finely incised. The larger butterfly decorated with two movable quatrefoil crosses at the wings. The translucent stone of an even white tone.

Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Ferdinand and Dr. Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovsky, and thence by descent in the same family. The couple, who had both been practicing law, met in 1967 through their mutual passion for art. Together they built a substantial and diverse art collection over many decades, one of their first works of Asian art being a painting of Guan Yu, received as payment for legal services, from the prominent Styrian brewer Sigurd Reininghaus.
Condition: Very good condition with little wear, the circular cut-outs with minor nibbling, few minuscule nicks here and there.

Weight: 35.8 g
Dimensions: Diameter 5.9 cm


清末民初白玉蝴蝶如意佩
中國，1850-1949年。圓形，鏤空雕刻成兩隻面對面的蝴蝶，身體和翅膀雕刻精美。較大的蝴蝶在翅膀上左右飾有兩個可移動如意紋。白色半透明玉料。

來源：Dr. Ferdinand 與Dr. Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovsky收藏，保存在同一家族至今。這對一直從事法律工作的夫婦於 1967 年因對藝術的共同熱情而相識。 幾十年來，他們一起建立了一個種類豐富的收藏。他們的第一批亞洲藝術古玩中有一幅《關羽肖像畫》，這是著名的施蒂里亞釀酒商 Sigurd Reininghaus 作爲法律服務給與的報酬。
品相：品相極好，幾乎沒有磨損，帶有輕微磕損，一些微小的刻痕。

重量：35.8 克
尺寸：直徑5.9 厘米