A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A COCKEREL 18th centuryTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY 英國家族藏品A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A COCKEREL18th century The flattened pebble crisply carved with finely detailed plumage, the finely delineated feet tucked beneath the large body, the head with cockscomb clasping in the beak a floral spray, the stone of pale green tone with some light-brown russet patches. 9cm (3 1/2in) long.十八世紀 青玉雕公雞擺件Provenance: Dr Isaac Newton (d. circa 1982), Livingston, ScotlandBluett & Sons Ltd., LondonSpink & Son Ltd., LondonJoseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, acquired from the above on 7 January 1987, and thence by descent Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Bluett & Sons Ltd., Dr Newton's Zoo: A Study of post-Archaic Small Jade Carvings, London, 1981, no.95來源：Isaac Newton博士舊藏 (約1982年去世), 利文斯頓, 蘇格蘭倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在1987年1月7日從上處購得，並由後人保存迄今展覽著錄：Bluett & Sons Ltd.，《Dr Newton's Zoo: A Study of post-Archaic Small Jade Carvings》， 倫敦， 1981年， 編號95Representing fidelity and punctuality, the cockerel is the tenth in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac signs. It underscores auspicious connotations relating to awakening people and ending darkness. See a related jade carving of a cockerel, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, no.180.Compare with a related pale green jade carving of a cockerel, early Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 19 March 2019, lot 239.sold_price_type: £