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PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED IN
THE 1970s AND 1980s
*507
A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOK
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 青白玉蒼龍教子帶鉤
The belt hook is carved and pierced with a dragon-head terminal and a shaft
mounted with a sinuous chilong. The stone is of a pale, even celadon tone.
7¡ in. (18.3 cm.) long
£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
PROVENANCE:
Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s and 1980s.
*508
A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BIRD
18TH CENTURY
清十八世紀 青白玉臥鳥
The bird is carved and pierced with its head turned over its back and a long
fowering branch of prunus blossom in its beak. Its feathers are incised and its feet
are tucked beneath its body. The stone is of a pale, even celadon tone.
4√ in. (12.3 cm.) long, carved wood stand
£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
PROVENANCE: 507
Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s and 1980s.
508
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