Pair of Jade Urns

Flatback form, the lid embellished with a full bodied Buddhist lion, the urns feature carved dragons above Greek key handles, tapered vase body, the lower portion carved with an elephant head holding a free swinging ring in its trunk. With elaborately carved pierced hardwood base.

Urn 6.5 in.; HOA 8.75 in.

Purchased at Morton Auction, New Orleans, July 26, 1992. The 50 year collection of the late Drs. Arnold & Helene Gerall of New Orleans, LA & Chapel Hill, NC

No apparent condition concerns.

$400 - 600