A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'MANDARIN DUCKS' GROUP LATE MING / EARLY QING DYNASTY 褐玉鸳鸯摆件 明末清初 carved as two ducks back to back atop a large lotus leaf, with their heads turned backwards and both with lotus stems trailing from their beaks, with finely incised details, on a fitted hardwood stand 8.4cm x 4.7cm x 2.6cm PROVENANCE: Acquired from Sotheby's, 1991 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: All lots included in this catalogue have been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime, administered by Regency Shipping Limited. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium and will not be shown separately on our invoice. An administrative charge of £150 is payable by each buyer. Regency Shipping Limited are available to assist buyers with export shipping services. As Regency are administering the Temporary admission regime, they are the only shippers who can complete a controlled export of purchased lots, enabling a VAT free purchase for items that are shipped outside the UK after the auction. Please contact Regency Shipping Limited at exports@rsllhr.co.uk for a shipping quote in advance of the auction.