A CHINESE TWO-HANDLED PALE CELADON JADE CUP QING... Lot 40

A CHINESE TWO-HANDLED PALE CELADON JADE CUP QING DYNASTY Each side carved in shallow relief with a poem, the two scroll handles incised with mythical animal masks, with a mark reading Zi Gang to the base, the stone with some black and white inclusions, together with an openwork wood stand, 13.6cm. (2) Provenance: given to the current owner as a christening present in January 1949 by his godmother, Hazel Carmalt-Jones, who lived and worked in China where she purchased the cup. The original card from the christening is available.