Salisbury jade enters record books at £3.4m

SALISBURY auctioneers Woolley & Wallis have broken their own UK regional record with the sale last week of a Qianlong jade carving of a water buffalo for £3.4m. It establishes a massive new UK landmark for any work of art sold at auction outside London.

The 81/4in (20.8cm) long Imperial spinach-green jade buffalo dates from the Qianlong period (1736-95…

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