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Lot 17
A Chinese Carved Libation Cup and Covered Censer
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
20th century, includes a small carved spinach green jade covered censer with mask head handles holding rings, raised on three feet, cover with more mask heads with rings, and a carved celadon green nephrite jade libation cup with mask handle below spout with ring and key shaped dragon handle.

Cup 3 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 2 in.; Censer 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.

By descent from the John Jacob Astor IV family of Rhinebeck, New York, through William Astor Drayton, the father of Countess Margaret (Peggy) Reventlow, philanthropist and patron of services for the blind

Two chips to rim of cup.