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18th/19th C. Carved Jaded Covered Vessel

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
18th/19th C. Carved Jaded Covered Vessel
Light green to white to gray to hints of lavender jade carved vessel. Decorated with floral and scroll designs with intricate filigree style handles. Lid has central fruit (?) knob with raised floral carvings. Bottom is carved lotus flower. 3.5" H x 5" L. Repair to flower on lid. Provenance: Duk Soo Palace, Seoul Korea 1951. Estate of Lionel Hayes, a sargent in the 10th Marine Division during the Korean War, when the Marines stormed the Duk Soo Palace and smashed the 100,000-man Red Invasion Army.