A CELADON JADE PEBBLE-CARVING OF A DUCK 18th-19th centuryA CELADON JADE PEBBLE-CARVING OF A DUCK18th-19th centuryThe form and design rendered in archaic style, the bird resting with its head tucked back holding a stalk of lotus flower and pod in its beak, its feet comfortably folded underneath, the translucent stone with areas of russet brown from the pebble skin. 2 1/4in (5.8cm) length十八-十九世紀 帶皮青玉鴨啣荷擺飾Provenance: From the Collection of Patricia J. Gottschalk, Northfield, ILLeslie Hindman Auctioneers, 6 October 2009, lot 952來源：伊利諾州諾斯菲爾德，Patricia J. Gottschalk 舊藏芝加哥 Leslie Hindman 拍賣行，2009 年 10 月 6 日，拍品編號 952Compare the small jade duck carved in very similar style, illustrated by Knight, Li, and Bartholomew in Chinese Jade: Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco, 2007, p. 262, no. 279, described as 19th century.