A GREY AND BLACK JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE 17th century (2)THE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品A GREY AND BLACK JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE17th centuryDeftly carved seated with legs tucked beneath and wings folded back over the plump body, the crested head and long elegant neck turned sharply back and clasping a large leafy fruiting peach sprig in its beak, the stone of pale mushroom-grey tone with dark brown patches, wood stand. 8cm (3 1/8in) long. (2).十七世紀 玉雕鵝銜桃擺件Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonJoseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, acquired from the above on 17 June 2002, and thence by descent Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2002, no.97來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在2002年6月17日從上處購得，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號97Compare with a related white and dark jade carving of a goose, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade: The Image from Within, Pasadena, 1986, p.55, no.95. Compare with a similar white jade crane, Qianlong, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 26 May 2007, lot 277sold_price_type: £