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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品
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A PAIR OF PALE GREEN JADE BIRD-SHAPED BOXES AND
COVERS
Late Qing Dynasty
The pale green stone with some inclusions, carved as two birds with
sharp beaks and long feathered tails delicately incised, the rounded
wings forming the edge of the covers and fitting snugly over the box
rim finely carved as talons.
Each 14cm (5 1/2in) high (4).
£3,000 - 5,000 CNY28,000 - 46,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000
清末 青白玉鴛鴦蓋盒 一對
Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent
來源： 英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今
Compare with a related pale green jade ‘magpie’ box and cover which
was sold in these rooms, 7 November 2013, lot 141.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品
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A LARGE PALE GREEN JADE ‘LOTUS’ EWER AND COVER
19th century
The body deftly carved as a lotus-seed cup, the handle as a tied sprig
of stems issuing blooming lotus and broad leaves curling around the
body to form the base and spout, the cover similarly carved as a lotus
leaf surmounted by a crane finial, wood stand.
18cm (7 1/8in) high (3).
£3,000 - 5,000 CNY28,000 - 46,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000
十九世紀 青白玉蓮花式帶蓋執壺 171
Provenance: an English private collection
來源：英國私人收藏
