THREE JADE 'BIRDS' CARVINGS Ming Dynasty or later (3)A London private collection of jade carvings and Chinese works of art, lots 1-104THREE JADE 'BIRDS' CARVINGSMing Dynasty or laterComprising: a small carving of a duck carrying a sprig of millet in the mouth; a carving of a crane and young nestled together with a lingzhi fungus held between their mouths; and a carving of a small bird sitting over a pair of large shells.The largest: 4.5cm (1 3/4in) long (3).Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.