One of the world's finest collections of Chinese jade is tipped to sell for for £3.1million. The 15 pieces were acquired by the former Conservative MP Somerset de Chair who left them to his widow, Lady Juliet Tadgell, upon his death in 1995. Lady Juliet, a heiress, is one of the richest women in Britain and her son-in-law is the Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg. A rare pale green jade carving of a bixie, a type of lion-like mythological Chinese creature,  dating back to the Ming Dynasty, which has an estimated £99,000 - £120,000 pricetag An Imperial pale green jade archaistic vase, (left) with Qianlong four-character fang gu mark, made from a single piece of jade and featuring fish, tortoises, birds and a mythical-beast head, which has an estimate of between £990,000 - 1.2 million, and an Imperial white jade snuff bottle and stopper with Qianlong seal mark, attributed to the Palace Workshops in the 18th century that stands at just 3ins tall- it is worth an estimated£500,000
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The 15 pieces were acquired by former Conservative MP Somerset de Chair
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They were left to his widow Lady Juliet Tadgell upon his death in 1995
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Collection includes a 9in carved elephant  made  for Chinese Imperial Court
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Also features a white jade snuff bottle made in 18th century Imperial Palace
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The jade pieces are being sold in Hong Kong tomorrow
There is a 16ins tall imperial jar that dates back to nearly 300 years and is almost identical to one held in the prestigious @placeholder in China.