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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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