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AN AGATE PENDANT AND A WHITE AND             TWO PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE                                                     TWO VERY PALE JADE CARVINGS
RUSSET JADE BUDDHIST GROUP                   CARVINGS                                                                           18th/19th century
The agate pendant modelled as four silk      Late Qing Dynasty and later                                                        Comprising a small figure of Liu Hai and toad,
worms and a moth resting upon a leaf; the    Comprising a large pebble shaped snuff                                             carved from a semi-translucent, white stone
reticulated jade group modelled as a seated  bottle, well hollowed and decorated with an                                        with some mottled inclusions, wood stand;
deity flanked by two acolytes.               incised design of ribbons; and a carving of a                                      and a pale green jade plaque designed as
The largest 5cm (2in) long.                  recumbent, horned mythical beast.                                                  a recumbent, smiling boy holding a leafy
                                             The largest: 8.5cm (3 3/4in) long (2).                                             branch.
£1,000 - 1,500                                                                                                                  The Liu Hai figure: 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high (3).
CNY8,700 - 13,000	 HK$9,800 - 15,000         £2,000 - 3,000
                                             CNY17,000 - 26,000	 HK$20,000 - 29,000                                             £1,000 - 1,500
                                                                                                                                CNY8,700 - 13,000	 HK$9,800 - 15,000

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

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