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A COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS OF FRUIT AND
FLOWERS
19th/20th century
Comprising: two trumpet vine carvings each carved with two flowers
borne on a stem; a gourd carving, a peapod carving and a carving of
two peaches.
The largest: 7.5cm (3in) long (5).
£600 - 800
HK$5,800 - 7,800
CNY5,100 - 6,800
92 Provenance
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
and thence by descent.
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A JADE BANGLE, A JADE ‘LINGZHI’ FINIAL AND TWO
SOAPSTONE SEALS
19th/20th century
The bangle incised with buffalo and two dragons; the finial formed as
a group of ruyi head fungi; one seal carved to depict two bats among
scrolling clouds through red and cream coloured stone; the other
with a bird in a pond among flowering lotus plants.
The bangle: 8.5cm diam. (4).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,700 - 15,000
CNY8,500 - 13,000
Provenance
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
and thence by descent.
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A COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS
Qing Dynasty
93 Comprising: a white jade pea pod carving; a pale celadon carving
of a cat sleeping on a leaf; a jade in the form of a lotus pod; a gourd
fruit carving; and a chi dragon belt hook.
The belt hook: 9cm (3 1/2in) long (5).
£600 - 800
HK$5,800 - 7,800
CNY5,100 - 6,800
Provenance
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
and thence by descent.
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