A PAIR OF RARE MUGHAL-STYLE JADEITE MARRIAGE BOWLS, LATE QING DYNASTY China, 19^th century. The bowls well carved with elegantly rounded sides rising from short circular feet to incurved rims, each flanked by a pair of double loose-ring handles pendent from reticulated designs of blossoming chrysanthemums issuing from foliage. The translucent stone of a pale lavender tone with pale green shadings and bright emerald-green and russet streaks.

Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, possibly few minuscule smoothened losses to exposed areas. Natural inclusions to the stone. The wood stands with some wear and light scratches, some of the separately carved feet are loose.

Weight: 231.6 g and 211.2 g (each excl. stand)
Dimensions: Width 18 cm (each)

Each bowl with a matching wood stand. (4)

Expert's note: Mughal-style marriage bowls carved from jadeite are extremely rare and this particular pair is exquisitely made from a superb material of beautiful color. The exceptional quality of the stone and the carving, showing a relatively restrained form of decoration, indicate a rather early dating for jadeite carvings, no later than the mid/end of the 19^th century.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's London, 14 May 2013, lot 18
Price: GBP 25,000 or approx. EUR 37,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Mughal-style celadon jade marriage bowl, 19^th century
Expert remark: Note the size (24 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 17 December 2014, lot 9132
Price: USD 25,000 or approx. EUR 30,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Mughal-style carved jade marriage bowl, Qianlong mark
Expert remark: Note the apocryphal Qianlong mark and size (28.5 cm)



晚清一對罕見蒙兀兒風格菊花紋活環翡翠洗
中國，十九世紀。翡翠，器薄，雕刻精美，圓邊，淺腹，圈足。翡翠洗雙耳成菊花紋，活環。淡紫色半透明石料，帶有淡綠色紋理和明亮的翠綠色和赤褐色條紋。

來源：美國紐約私人收藏。
品相：品相極好，有輕微磨損。石料天然內沁。木底座有一些磨損和輕微劃痕，單獨雕刻的足部鬆動。

重量：不含底座分別為231.6 克與211.2克
尺寸：寬18 厘米

分別配置木底座。

專家注釋：蒙兀兒風格的翡翠玉洗極爲罕見，這對玉洗色彩精美，雕刻品質卓越，紋飾簡潔，説明年代較早，19 世紀中葉之前。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年5月14日，lot 18
價格：GBP 25,000（相當於今日EUR 37,500）
描述：十九世紀蒙兀兒風格青玉洗
專家評論：請注意尺寸(24 厘米)

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：舊金山邦瀚斯，2014年12月17日，lot 9132
價格：USD 25,000（相當於今日EUR 30,500）
描述：乾隆款蒙兀兒風格玉洗
專家評論：請注意乾隆款識和尺寸 (28.5 厘米)