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6093 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED CALIFORNIA
COLLECTOR
6094
6093
6095 TWO RETICULATED SPINACH JADE COVERED VASES
Each designed as a covered vase surrounded by foliage: one carving
36 | BONHAMS including flowering magnolia and pine tree branches supporting
cranes, song birds and a parakeet on a moving perch, the pine
branches also forming the finial to the cover; the second displaying
a pine tree with sparser branches linked by a reticulated chain to a
separately carved barking puppy and also forming the cover to the
vase (chips); each with a lacquered softwood stand.
7in (17.8cm) height of covered vases
8 3/4 and 8 1/4in (22 and 21cm) height with wood stands
US$2,000 - 3,000
6094
A CARVED JADE COVERED VASE
20th century
Of flattened baluster form, the waisted neck and flared foot
encircled by a repeating raised-relief band of stylized lotus petals,
the remaining surfaces of the body and fitted-lid covered in a mesh
of densely perforated scrolling lotus and vine motifs, the stone of
greenish-white hue (chip).
7in (18cm) high
US$3,000 - 5,000
6095
A LARGE HARDSTONE ‘NINE DRAGON’ BASIN
20th century
The icy greenish white stone carved and undercut with writhing
dragons clambering over the surface of the vessel heavily carved with
a dense pattern of cloud scrolls.
8 1/2 x 24 x 14in (21.6 x 61 s 35.5cm)
US$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
The Jade Collector, Beverly Hills, purchased January 7, 2000
