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A CARVED AMETHYST BRUSHREST
LATE QING DYNASTY – REPUBLICAN
PERIOD
carved with sprigs of lingzhi issuing from
rockwork
10.5 cm, 4⅛ in.

£ 800-1,200
HK$ 8,400-12,500 US$ 1,100-1,600
晚清至民國 紫晶雕靈芝筆擱

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A LAPIS LAZULI ‘DOUBLE-PEACH’
BRUSHREST
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
naturalistically carved with two conjoined
peaches borne on a leafy stem, the polished
stone of indigo-blue colour with lighter
inclusions and golden specks
8.5 cm, 3⅜ in.
£ 400-600
HK$ 4,200-6,300 US$ 550-800

清十九世紀 青金石雙桃筆擱

225
AN AGATE ‘BUTTERFLY’ WASHER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
carved in the form of a leaf with slightly furled
edges and veins borne on a curled stem, the
interior detailed with two butterflies
9.6 cm, 3¾ in.
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£ 800-1,200
HK$ 8,400-12,500 US$ 1,100-1,600
清十九世紀 瑪瑙葉形筆掭

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