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A SILVER HAND MIRROR WITH 384
RETICULATED JADE INSET PLAQUE AND
DRAGON HOOK HANDLE
The jade Ming Dynasty and later, the silver late
Qing Dynasty
The even, pale green stone carved in
reticulation with two Mandarin ducks amongst
lotus, mounted to a circular hand-mirror
decorated with bats and Buddhist symbols,
further inset with tourmaline, jadeite or green
quartz and possibly a sapphire, with a white
jade ‘dragon’ belt-hook mounted as a handle.
19cm (7 1/2in) long

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000

Provenance
From the collection of a distinguished English
family, and thence by descent.

384
A JADE ‘SCHOLARS ROCK’
The large spinach green jade boulder with a
creamy calcified surface; together with four
Chinese reference books. 17cm (6 3/4in) wide

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

Provenance
S.Howard Hansford, the distinguished jade
authority, and by descent within the family.

385 Y Ф
A RUSSET JADE ‘DRAGON’ RING, BI
The disc formed as a coiled winged dragon
biting its own tail, with three claws and
pointed spines to the edge, the stone of a
mottled caramel brown hue with degraded
patches, box with ivory catches. 12cm (4
3/4in) wide (2).

£2,500 - 3,000
CNY22,000 - 26,000 HK$24,000 - 29,000

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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.