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A JADE ‘DOUBLE CATFISH’ CARVING A PALE CELADON JADE ‘LUDUAN’ CARVING
17th/18th century 18th/19th century
Carved with bodies overlapping, the fish facing one another, the Recumbent with the legs tucked beneath, the head turned back with
stone of mottled creamy green hue with some darker inclusions. a spray of lingzhi fungus held between the teeth.
6cm (2 3/8in) long 7.5cm (2 7/8in) long
£1,500 - 2,000 £800 - 1,200
HK$15,000 - 19,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 CNY6,800 - 10,000
Provenance Provenance
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
and thence by descent. and thence by descent.
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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DEER GROUP’ CARVING A WHITE JADE ‘LIONS’ GROUP
18th/19th century 19th century
Carved in the form of a deer sitting facing a fawn, the two together The larger animal seated with the head turned upwards to the right,
biting a large branch of lingzhi fungus. with a cub clambering over its back.
5cm (2in) long 5cm (2in) long
£1,000 - 1,500 £800 - 1,200
HK$9,700 - 15,000 HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY8,500 - 13,000 CNY6,800 - 10,000
Provenance Provenance
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
and thence by descent. and thence by descent.
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