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760 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BROOKS AND
DOROTHY COFIELD
A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF MAGU
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY A WHITE JADE FIGURAL GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
carved standing and holding a large peach, wearing long loose
robes falling in soft pleats gathered at the base, the head the carved gure of Shoulao with a boy clambering over the
turned to the right, detailed with a joyful expression, below shoulders, the sage o ering a rattle drum to the boy in one
neatly coiled hair secured by a at hairpin, the softly polished hand, the stone of an even, white color
stone of an even color, wood stand (2) Height 2⅞ in,. 7.3 cm
Height 3⅝ in., 9.1 cm $ 4,000-6,000
$ 5,000-7,000 760
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A CELADON JADE ‘PEACH’ CARVING
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
carved in the round, the two ripe peaches nestled on a gnarled,
leafy branch, a cicada perched atop the larger fruit, the stone
of a pale celadon with russet inclusions
Width 4¼ in., 10.2 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
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