06-25-201006-26-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2512Boston
June 25, 2010 03:00 PMCalender
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Spinach Green Jade Elephants

Sell one like this
$2,370$2,000
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2512Location: BostonDate / Time: June 26, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Spinach Green Jade Elephants, Japan, finely carved as a pair of elephants facing each other, standing on a rectangular plinth fitted with sterling silver mounts, inscribed on the base with maker's mark "Yamanaka 04636-48," plinth 14 1/2 x 4 1/8, elephant 5 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.

Provenance: Descended in the estate of a Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City academic family.
Estimate $200-300

Repair to one of one tusk; natural fissuers to the jade and minor dent to the surface; a small metal rod to the head of each elephant indicating that it might be originally mounted as a clock

Keywords

Jade Elephants, Japan, New York City, Massachusetts, Cambridge, metal rod, head