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A TURQUOISE-INLAID WHITE JADE BELT
BUCKLE
QING DYNASTY
embellished with a prominent turquoise stone in the
centre, both with a raised circular panel on the underside,
the stone of an even pale celadon colour; together with a
glass-inlaid gilt-bronze belt buckle, one terminating in a
dragon-head hook
(4)
Length 10 cm, 4 in.
£ 800-1,200
HK$ 7,900-11,800 US$ 1,000-1,500
清 白玉嵌綠松石帶扣
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300
A PALE CELADON JADE FEATHER HOLDER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
of tapering tubular form, partially hollowed out and
surmounted by a lingzhi-shaped loop, detailed with a bat
in flight above a stylised shou character enclosing a yin
yang symbol, the smoothly polished stone an even pale
celadon colour
Length 6.1 cm, 2⅜ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
清十九世紀 青白玉福壽雙全紋翎管
300
301
A JADEITE ROSARY
consisting of eighteen oval-shaped beads in rich-green
tones, separated by a larger quartz bead, and another
carved in the shape of a double-gourd suspending a
tassel formed with further semi-precious stones carved
in various shapes
Length 25 cm, 9⅞ in.
‡ £ 8,000-12,000
HK$ 78,500-118,000 US$ 10,000-15,000
翠玉念珠
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