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A SUZHOU AGATE TOGGLE
112 | BONHAMS 18th/19th century
Finely carved and undercut with a dragonfly resting on a lotus pod and
clamshell, a small frog clambering on one leaf, the insect picked out
from the opaque brown skin of the stone.
2in (5cm) long
$5,000 - 7,000
十八或十九世紀 蘇州作瑪瑙雕蜻蜓墜
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A BUFFALO HORN ABSTINENCE PLAQUE
Qing dynasty
Inscribed with the Chinese characters zhaijie within a cartouche, the
reverse with a cartouche containing Manchu script, the inscriptions
surrounded by cloud scroll shapes carved in low relief.
1 1/4in (4.4cm) high
$5,000 - 6,000
清 水牛角齋戒牌