A white jade 'double-gourd' shallow brushwasher. Qianlong Finely carved as a double gourd with an irregular shaped inward-turning rim, emanating from a gnarled stem with large leaves curled at the edges and four smaller double-gourds flanking the vessel...

A fine and rare Mughal-style white jade goat-shaped water dropper and stopper. Late 18th/early 19th century The skilfully-hollowed vessel carved in the form of a recumbent goat looking forward, the curved horns resting on its shoulders, the leaf-shaped...

A mottled white jade carving of a qilin, 17th century The recumbent mythical beast carved with its head turned towards the back, the head with a horn between elongated scrolling eyebrows above the ruyi-shaped nose and snarling jaws revealing the menacing...

A fine silver-inalid hardwood scepter with fine carved white jade placques, China, 18th/19th century Very small repairs to handle. L. 45,3 cm. Est. 18 000 € Nagel Auctions. Asian Art. 8th May 2009. www.auction.de