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A GOLD-MOUNTED WHITE JADE ‘BIRD
AND PEACH’ CARVING
18th/19th century
Carved to depict a small bird crouching over
a large peach beside three smaller fruits, with
a gold fitting with traces of kingfisher feather.
6cm (2 3/8in) long

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,700 - 15,000
CNY8,500 - 13,000
Provenance
80 A London private collection amassed
between the 1970s and 1990s and thence
by descent.

The gold mount tests 13ct.
81
A CARVED PALE CELADON JADE ‘BATS’
PANEL
19th century
Of rectangular oval form, incised with three
bats flying among scrolling clouds above
waves.
11cm (4 3/8in) high x 5cm (2in) wide
£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000

Provenance
A London private collection amassed
between the 1970s and 1990s and thence
by descent.

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A WHITE JADE ‘DOUBLE BADGERS’
CARVING
18th century
The two frolicking badgers carved head to
tail, their bodies mirroring and touching each
other, the back of each highlighted with
russet inclusions.
81 6cm (2 3/8in) long
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$29,000 - 49,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000
Provenance
A London private collection amassed
between the 1970s and 1990s and thence
by descent.

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