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                                                                           A CARVED JADEITE FIGURAL GROUP OF BEAUTIES
A JADEITE MAIDEN                                                           Depicted standing in similar attire and high chignon, the taller figure
Late Qing/Republic period                                                  holding a sprig of peaches and placing her hand on the shoulder
Standing with her right hand holding a deeply undercut flower basket       of the shorter figure gripping a vase of blooming lingzhi fungus; the
issuing lingzhi fungus branches that rise behind her head and are          stone of cloudy gray green hue marked by prominent streaks of
also tied to the lower end of a pole held in her left hand; the icy white  bright apple green, firmly affixed to a reticulated wood stand.
stone marked with patches of pale lavender cast and spots of apple         7in (18cm) height inclusive of stand
green to dark green throughout (chipped, repaired); now attached to
a reticulated wood stand.                                                  US$1,000 - 1,500
9in (22.8cm) height of jade
10 1/4in (26cm) height including wood stand

US$4,000 - 6,000

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