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A JADEITE ORNAMENTAL VASE, ZUN A JADEITE ‘TOAD’ WASHER
20th century 19th century
Carved in the form of a small compressed baluster vase incised with Carved seated on its three feet, the head raised in a wide grin
five bats with loop handles, one linked to the cover by a string of with bulging almond eyes, raised on a fitted wood stand carved in
interlocking rings, all supported on the back of a muscular mythical simulation of rocks.
beast holding a spray of fungus in the month and standing with the 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long (2).
head turned back, on a rockwork base.
17cm (6 3/4in) high £1,000 - 2,000
HK$9,700 - 19,000
£800 - 1,200 CNY8,500 - 17,000
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000 Provenance
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
Provenance and thence by descent.
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
and thence by descent. 73
A SPINACH JADE ‘PINE AND BAMBOO’ DOUBLE VASE
71 19th century
A SPINACH JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT HOOK Carved in the form of a hollow pine trunk with attendant branches,
18th/19th century beside a hollow bamboo stem with an attendant phoenix standing
Carved and pierced with a chilong crawling along the shaft towards with a lingzhi fungus spray held in the beak and ornate tail feathers
the dragon-head terminal. trailing out behind, fitted wood stand.
15cm (6in) long 10cm (4in) high (2).
£1,000 - 1,500 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,700 - 15,000 HK$9,700 - 15,000
CNY8,500 - 13,000 CNY8,500 - 13,000
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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