A MOTTLED PALE CELADON JADE ‘MONKEY AND PEACH’ FIGURE, 17TH - 18TH CENTURY China. A humorous scene with a monkey holding an oversized peach, rising from gnarled leafy branches. The expressive face with bulging eyes and wrinkled forehead. The body with neatly incised ears and ribs, and a protruding spine. The stone of a pale celadon color with light and dark brown mottled areas.

Provenance: From a reputed French private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nicks, a natural fissure on the upper part of the peach.

Weight: 173 g
Dimensions: Height 4.9 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related ‘monkey and peach’ jade group, of larger size (7.7 cm high), also dated to the 17^th to 18^th century, at Christie’s London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 14 May 2019, lot 221, sold for GBP 11,250.

十七至十八世紀青灰色玉猴捧桃
中國。巧雕玉猴捧著一個大桃子，桃子帶著枝葉。猴子面部表情極其生動，眼睛凸出，前額有皺紋，身體細節雕刻精緻。淺青色的玉料，帶有深淺不一棕色紋理。

來源：據説來自一個法國私人收藏。
品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，微小的刻痕，桃子上部有天然裂縫。

重量：173 克
尺寸：高4.9厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一個相近的十七至十八世紀玉猴捧桃，尺寸較大 (高7.7厘米)，見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2019年5月14日 lot 221, 售價GBP 11,250。