Collection of Chinese Carved Hardstone Animals

(9) carvings including a pair of water buffalo on stands (1.25 in. without stand), a pair of mountain goats on stands, a pair of elephant on stands (2 1/8 in. without stand), a goldfish, an elephant, and a horse on stand. Various colored hardstones - some possibly jade.

From the Estate of Captain Benjamin Soule Gantz and Ethyle Offutt Gantz, Shanghai, China and Washington, D.C.

Purchased in Shanghai in the 1920s.

One elephant lacking a tusk; one mountain goat with chip to ear.

$200 - 400