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PROPERTY OF A LADY

LOTS 378–382

Lt Colonel James Leslie Rose Weir FRGS, Star of
Persia, CIE, was born in Ghazipur India in 1883.
After serving with the Indian 5th Cavalry he joined
the Foreign and Political Department in 1908.
He spoke thirteen languages, including Persian,
becoming Consul in Kermanshah and Shiraz from
1918- 1920. In Rangoon in 1912 he married Thyra
Sommers who was herself awarded the Kaiser-i-
Hind First Class Gold medal in 1932. His diplomatic
duties took him to Gwalior, Punjab, Gyantse,
Kashmir and Baluchistan; he was Political Officer
for Sikkim, Bhutan and Tibet from 1928 to 1933. In
Lhasa the customary exchange of gifts as a courtesy
between officials resulted in these small Chinese
bowls and artefacts, in fine condition despite having Lt Colonel Leslie Weir (seated centre) and his wife Thyra, in Lhasa in 1930, surrounded by
travelled the world and handed down in the family their staff.
by descent.

378
A CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC CONG

of flattened square section, carved with a cylindrical tube
extending to either end, lined with a metal to the interior,
the stone of a dark celadon and brown tones
Width 5.2 cm, 2 in.

£ 800-1,200
HK$ 7,900-11,800 US$ 1,000-1,500
青玉仿古玉琮

378

379

A STUDY GROUP OF THREE CELADON JADE
CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
comprising: a figural plaque; an oval-shaped plaque
carved with a finger citron; and a tubular handle, carved
with a bat, lingzhi sprigs and a finger citron borne on a
leafy stalk
(3)
The largest 10.7 cm, 4¼ in.
£ 1,000-1,500
HK$ 9,800-14,700 US$ 1,250-1,900
379 清十九世紀 各式玉器一組三件

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