23rd Mar, 2023 11:00 EDT
The Legacy of Merrywood: The Estate of Alan I and Dianne Kay
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Fifteen Sino-Tibetan style embellished jade and silver alloy altar ornaments
Each with circular double-lotus base, supporting a ribbon-tied double-gourd vase with "Da Ji" ("Great Fortune"); scrollwork issuing from the neck of each vase supporting a carved celadon jade lotus flower, in turn supporting symbols of one of the eight Buddhist treasures, an elephant bearing a covered vase, a horse with vessel of jewels, a wheel, a group of jewels, or a bodhisattva or guardian.
H: 14 in. (tallest)
Provenance
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
Sold for $8,190
Estimated at $15,000 - $25,000
Each with circular double-lotus base, supporting a ribbon-tied double-gourd vase with "Da Ji" ("Great Fortune"); scrollwork issuing from the neck of each vase supporting a carved celadon jade lotus flower, in turn supporting symbols of one of the eight Buddhist treasures, an elephant bearing a covered vase, a horse with vessel of jewels, a wheel, a group of jewels, or a bodhisattva or guardian.
Provenance
Collection of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
The Estate of Alan I. and Dianne Kay, Bethesda, Maryland.
