A WHITE JADE CARVING OF THREE CHILONG 17th/18th centuryTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY 英國家族收藏A WHITE JADE CARVING OF THREE CHILONG17th/18th centurySkilfully carved as three archaistic chilong twisting and coiling around each other in conjoined fashion, the stone of even pale white tone, later gold mount. 4.5cm (1 3/4in) wide. 十七/十八世紀 白玉雕螭龍環Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonJoseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, acquired from the above in June 2000, and thence by descent 來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在2000年6月從上處購得，並由後人保存迄今See a similar entwined 'snake' pendant, Song/Ming dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, p.69, no.45. Compare with a related white jade 'dragon' pendant, 18th century, of similarly twisting serpent-like dragons, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, vol.III, London, 2016, p.770, no.1806.See also a related white jade chilong carving, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 14 May 2014, lot 529.sold_price_type: £