A pale green jade ‘lotus’ washer, 18th-19th century

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'lotus' washer, 18th-19th Century, pale green jade

A pale green jade ‘lotus’ washer, 18th-19th century. Estimate £1,000 – 1,500 (€1,300 – 2,000). Photo: Bonhams.

Carved in relief to the underside with a delicately scrolling stem and lotus leaf, forming the foot, each side variously with a dragonfly and shell, the exterior carved overall to simulate the veining, the stone of pale grey-green tone with some russet flecks. 10.2cm (4in) long.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A pale green jade openwork plaque, Ming Dynasty

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Ming Dynasty, openwork plaque, pale green jade

A pale green jade openwork plaque, Ming Dynasty. Estimate £1,500 – 2,000 (€2,000 – 2,700). Photo: Bonhams.

Carved with a central bracket lobed panel enclosing a writhing dragon amongst scrolling foliage, on a ground of continuous swastika pattern panels. 13.2cm (5.1/4in) long.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A pale green jade fish and lotus pebble carving, Qing Dynasty

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fish and lotus pebble carving, pale green jade, Qing dynasty

A pale green jade fish and lotus pebble carving, Qing Dynasty. Estimate £500 – 1,000 (€670 – 1,300). Photo: Bonhams.

The fish carved with a lotus flower and leaf held in its mouth and curling round over the back, the stone of a very even pale green hue. 7.9cm (3 1/8in) long

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A pale green jade carving of a sage and boy attendant, Late Qing

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Late Qing, pale green jade, sage and boy attendant

A pale green jade carving of a sage and boy attendant, Late Qing. Estimate £1,000 – 1,500 (€1,300 – 2,000). Photo: Bonhams.

The bearded sage holding a tall staff with attached double gourd flask, the boy standing to his left side holding conjoined rings, wood stand. The jade 10.8cm (4.1/4in) high.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Two pale green jade carvings of finger citrons, 17th-18th century

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'Buddha's Hand' fruit, 'Finger citron', 17th-18th century, pale green jade

Two pale green jade carvings of finger citrons, 17th-18th century. Estimate £2,000 – 3,000 (€2,700 – 4,000). Photo: Bonhams.

The first carved as a tapering ‘Buddha’s Hand’ fruit, with leafy tendrils at the base, wood stand; the second carved and pierced as one large and one small finger citron, also with tendrils and leaves to the base, the stone of an very pale green hue. The larger: 5.4cm (2 1/8in) high (3).

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

Three jade carvings of boys, Ming Dynasty and later

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jade carving, Ming Dynasty

Three jade carvings of boys, Ming Dynasty and later. Estimate £500 – 1,000 (€680 – 1,400). Photo: Bonhams.

Of pale and darker green tones, variously holding a fruiting branch and flowering lotus stem over their shoulders, two with wood stands. All approx. 5.5cm (2.1/8in) long.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A pale green jade belt hook, 18th-19th century

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18th-19th Century, belt hook, pale green jade

A pale green jade belt hook, 18th-19th century. Estimate £4,000 – 5,000 (€5,400 – 6,800). Photo: Bonhams.

The belt hook carved as a sinuous young dragon with a lingzhi spray confronting a larger dragon head, a circular boss to the reverse, the stone of an even pale celadon hue, fitted wood stand. 10.3cm (4in) long (2).

Provenance: A Dutch private collection.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A pale green and russet jade carving of a Mandarin duck, 17th-18th century

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17th-18th century, Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène Collection, mandarin duck, pale green and russet jade

A pale green and russet jade carving of a Mandarin duck, 17th-18th century. Estimate £2,000 – 3,000 (€2,700 – 4,100). Photo: Bonhams.

Modelled with the head turned to the reverse, clutching a flowering lotus stem in its beak, a beaded collar encircling the neck, the head and body carved with geometric and archaic style motifs. 7.6cm (3in) long.

Property from the Estate of Lady Logan

Provenance: The Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène Collection of Chinese Art, London; Robert Everts was the Ambassadorial Envoy to Beijing from 1910 to 1916 and again from 1920 to 1924, and thence by descent.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A large pale green jade brush washer, 16th-17th century

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16th-17th century, Brush washer, Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène Collection, pale green jade

A large pale green jade brush washer, 16th-17th century. Estimate £3,000 – 5,000 (€4,100 – 6,800). Photo: Bonhams.

Modelled as an open flowerhead, carved in openwork relief with gnarled leafy and flowering branches encircling the body, and forming the handle and base, the interior carved to simulate overlapping petals, the stone with areas of mottled creamy and mushroom coloured inclusions, pierced and carved wood stand in the form of prunus and magnolia branches. 15.5cm (6.1/8in) long.

Property from the Estate of Lady Logan

Provenance: The Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène Collection of Chinese Art, London; Robert Everts was the Ambassadorial Envoy to Beijing from 1910 to 1916 and again from 1920 to 1924, and thence by descent.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE

A pale green jade prunus ‘double-trunk’ vase, 18th-19th century

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18th-19th Century, Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène Collection, pale green jade, prunus 'double-trunk' vase

A pale green jade prunus ‘double-trunk’ vase, 18th-19th century. Estimate £700 – 900 (€950 – 1,200). Photo: Bonhams.

The twin conjoined vessels carved in relief to the exterior with bamboo, gnarled branches of blossoming prunus and pine, the stone with creamy inclusions, pierced and carved wood stand. 12cm (4.3/4in) wide.

Property from the Estate of Lady Logan

Provenance: The Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène Collection of Chinese Art, London; Robert Everts was the Ambassadorial Envoy to Beijing from 1910 to 1916 and again from 1920 to 1924, and thence by descent.

The Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène Collection: Chinese Art

Irène Logan’s parents, Robert Everts and Alexandra, née Calvocoressi-Comnène, formed their collections of Chinese ceramics and works of art during Robert Everts service as the Belgian Ambassadorial Envoy to Beijing from 1910 to 1916 and again from 1920 to 1924. These included lacquer, furniture, porcelain, carved jade and hardstones. The Everts-Calvocoressi-Comnène collections included textiles of which a set of 8 kesi is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum; and an album of Chinese decorative motifs drawn by Alexandra Comnène-Everts, a talented artist and pupil of Anders Zorn, is now in the British Library. The collectors’ interest extended beyond Chinese Art and their discernment in Mexican textiles and metalwork has also been recognised in museum collections in England as in the Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City. Alexandra Calvocoressi-Comnène’s bridal tiara commissioned from Cartier in Paris in 1913 is displayed in the Bollinger Jewellery gallery of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 25 Feb 2015 10:30 GMT – LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE