A DEEP CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘PEACH AND BAT’ GROUP, EARLY QING DYNASTY China, 18^th century. Carved from a heavy, single pebble as a giant peach borne on an openworked gnarled leafy stem and surmounted by a bat. The partly translucent stone is of a deep celadon tone with distinct russet veins and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance: From a French private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few microscopic nicks. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 718.2 g
Dimensions: Length 10.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related celadon jade ‘peach and bats’ group, dated to the Qianlong period, of slightly larger size (12.7 cm wide), at Christie’s London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 9 November 2010, lot 165, sold for GBP 46,850. 清初青玉留皮雕福壽擺件
中國，十八世紀。由一顆玉料隨形雕刻而成，就像一個巨大的桃子，鏤空雕刻枝葉。桃子上趴著一隻蝙蝠。 局部半透明的玉料呈深青色，帶有明顯的赤褐色脈絡和白色絮狀物。

來源：法國私人收藏
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，極其細微的刻痕。 帶有天然脈理的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。

重量：718.2 克
尺寸：長10.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相近的乾隆時期的青玉福壽擺件，尺寸稍大 (寬12.7 厘米) ，見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2010年11月 9日 lot 165, 售價GBP 46,850。