A pair of small square white jade cups, Qing dynasty, 18th century

A pair of small square white jade cups, Qing dynasty, 18th century - Sotheby's

each with straight slightly flaring sides supported on a small square foot, flanked by two rectangular handles surmounted by crouching deer, the base with a Qianlong four-character mark, the smoothly polished stone of a very pale celadon color, fitted on a rectangular spinach-green jade stand with indented corners, the center with a raised square platform carved with 'double happiness' characters and a band of key-fret around the rim, the fitted gold-plated covers of domed form and reticulated, Japanese wood boxes (17). Width of cups 4 1/4  in., 10.8 cm. Width of stands 4 3/4  in., 11.9 cm. Estimation: 60,000 - 80,000 USD - Lot. Vendu 365,000 USD

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 19 mars 2013 - www.sothebys.com