A CHINESE “WHITE” JADE CUSHION-SHAPED BOX AND COVER of rounded rectangular form, the stone of even tone with a lustrous polish, Qianlong, 2.5″
Provenance: The Summer Palace.
Captain James Gunter of the Kings Dragoon Guards
A CHINESE “WHITE” JADE CUSHION-SHAPED BOX AND COVER of rounded rectangular form, the stone of even tone with a lustrous polish, Qianlong, 2.5″
Provenance: The Summer Palace.
Captain James Gunter of the Kings Dragoon Guards, who was in command of “G” Troop in China in 1860 and thence by descent.
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