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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
1661
A GREYISH-GREEN JADE CUP
17TH CENTURY
The cup has deep, rounded sides that fare
slightly at the rim and is raised on a neatly
cut, slightly fared foot. The semi-translucent
stone of greyish-green color has some pale
russet markings and is well polished.
3º in. (8.3 cm.) diam., wood stand (2)
$4,000-6,000
明末清初 灰青玉盃
1661
PROPERTY FROM A PENNSYLVANIA PRIVATE
COLLECTION
1662
A ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE ARCHAISTIC
TRIPOD VESSEL
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The cylindrical vessel is raised on three
animal mask supports and is carved in low
relief around the sides with an archaistic
design of two confronted dragons with
angular scroll bodies separated by a stylized
mask, all on a ground of comma spirals
between decorative borders.
4¿ in. (10.5 cm.) high
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE
Eldred’s, Massachusetts, 25 August 1988, lot
195.
明 雞骨玉夔龍紋樽
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