FINE CHINESE CELADON JADE CENSER AND COVER,Qianlong Period (1736-1796). Globular body finely carved to depict four dragons chasing the flaming pearl of wisdom dragon handles, tripod with fu lion heads, the reticulated cover with precious objects, the finely carved wood stand with dragon and bat decoration. - 6 1/4 in. high, 7 1/8 in. long. Estimate $20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE: Estate of Isabel and Maury Young, Washington D.C., acquired in the 1950s in Hawaii. Appraised in 1999 at the Washington D.C. Antique Show by Edith Frankel, a partner in E. & J. Frankel Ltd., New York, published the Washington Post, in an article titled "What's Your Treasure?" by Nancy L. Ross.
The cover with a hairline on natural to the stone structure with russet inclusion, the censer has five minute chip on the mouth rim.
