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PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ACQUIRED IN THE
1950s AND 1960s
1008 PROVENANCE:
TWO SPINACH GREEN JADE DISHES AND A LARGE AGATE Private English Collection, predominantly acquired in the 1950s and 1960s.
VASE AND COVER
19TH-20TH CENTURY
清十九／二十世紀 碧玉盤及瑪瑙神獸紋蓋瓶一組三件
One dish is of plain form with gently rounded sides, the other is carved with a
circular inset section to the centre, surrounded by a wide fat rim. The stones
are both of a speckled spinach green tone. The vase is carved to one side with
a mythical beast, with two animal-head handles with loose rings to the neck.
The stone is of a vibrant reddish-orange and pale lavender tone.
The largest, 10º in. (26.1 cm.) high, one wood stand (3)
£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800
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