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A SMALL CORAL ‘PHOENIX AND BAMBOO’
INCENSE HOLDER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
carved in the form of a bamboo shoot with further leafy
shoots and lingzhi around the sides, with a phoenix standing
on pierced rocks
5.6 cm, 2¼ in.

◉ £ 600-800
HK$ 6,300-8,400 US$ 800-1,100
清十九世紀 珊瑚鳳凰竹節式香插

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A RED AGATE ‘BEGONIA’ WASHER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
naturalistically carved in the form of a begonia bloom, with a
leafy stem issuing additional flowers around the exterior, the
polished stone of a deep orange-red colour
8.3 cm, 3¼ in.
£ 600-800
HK$ 6,300-8,400 US$ 800-1,100
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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘LOTUS’ RUYI
SCEPTRE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the terminal carved with a gnarled branch issuing a lotus
flower in the centre with a lingzi sprig on top, the shaft
with further gnarled branches issuing lotus, the stone of a
variegated green colour with russet highlights
34.3 cm, 13½ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,500-83,500 US$ 8,000-10,700
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