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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE AN AGATE ‘HOLLYHOCK’ CUP A CARNELIAN AGATE ‘BAT AND
CARVING OF ‘POMEGRANATE’ QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH PEACH’ VASE
GROUP CENTURY QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY carved in the form of a hollyhock, borne on a naturalistically worked with the milky-white
skilfully rendered as two conjoined ripe leafy stem issuing smaller buds forming the portion of the stone as a hollowed tree trunk
pomegranate with a clambering cicada, borne handle and foot forming the vase, the vermillion-red part of the
on a gnarled leafy branch , the polished stone of 10.3 cm, 4 in. stone skilfully fashioned into fruiting branches
an even white tone with light russet highlights of peaches and bats on the exterior
6.5 cm, 2½ in. £ 1,500-2,000 6.6 cm, 2½ in.
HK$ 15,700-20,900 US$ 2,000-2,700 7cm
£ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 52,500-73,000 US$ 6,700-9,300 清十七/十八世紀 瑪瑙葵花形盃 £ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,900-31,300 US$ 2,700-4,000
清十八世紀 白玉榴開百子擺件
清十九世紀 南紅瑪瑙福壽康
寧花插

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