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           A JADE INSET TORTOISESHELL BOX AND COVER          A GROUP OF SCHOLARS’ OBJECTS
           Qing Dynasty                                      Qing Dynasty and later
           Of oval form, the jade plaque carved with a bat carrying a beribboned   Comprising: A miniature bronze rectangular incense burner, cast
           pendant, before a leafy paulownia branch.         three-character seal script mark to base; a carved jade seal paste
           12cm (4.3/4in) long. (2).                         box and cover; and a jade brushrest, with three ridges to the surface
                                                             and key-fret form feet. The brushrest 9.5cm (3.3/4in) long. (3).
           £700 - 1,000
           HK$7,000 - 10,000                                 £1,500 - 2,000
           CNY6,200 - 8,800                                  HK$15,000 - 20,000
                                                             CNY13,000 - 18,000
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           A PALE GREEN JADE ‘FINGER CITRON’ CARVING
           18th century                                      A PALE GREEN JADE RHYTON
           Finely carved as a finger citron fruit issuing from a leafy branch, some   Qing Dynasty
           russet inclusions to the tips of the fruit tendrils, hongmu stand. 8.3cm   Carved from a pale, even stone, as a small rhyton with chilong
           (3.1/4in) long.                                   terminal, a further chilong clambering in relief, a horned dragon
                                                             between two bats at the edge of the mouth, the body with incised
                                                             archaistic motifs with traces of gilt.
           £1,000 - 1,500                                    5.6cm (2 1/4in) high
           HK$10,000 - 15,000
           CNY8,800 - 13,000
                                                             £500 - 800
                                                             HK$5,000 - 8,000
                                                             CNY4,400 - 7,000




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