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A VERY PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON
18th/19th century
The Buddha’s Hand fruit finely carved, rising as a tall thin section, the
stone of a cloudy very pale green hue, wood stand.
10cm (3 7/8in) high (2).

£500 - 800 HK$4,900 - 7,800
CNY4,300 - 6,900

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A SMALL PALE GREEN JADE BOX AND COVER
Qianlong
The box of oval form supported on a recessed foot, the dome cover
intricately carved with a low relief ruyi medallion on a diaper ground,
the sides with key-fret borders, the smoothly polished stone with very
fine icy white inclusions.
5.3cm (2 1/8in) long (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 29,000

Provenance
A distinguished English private collection, acquired from S.Marchant
and Son Ltd., London, prior to 2006, and thence by descent.

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72 | BONHAMS A PALE GREEN JADE ‘FINGER-CITRON’ BOX AND COVER
18th century
The fleshy fruit naturalistically carved with curling tips issuing from
a leafy stem, a smaller finger-citron growing from the same gnarled
branch, split horizontally, the stone of even pale green tone, with some
cloudy inclusions. 8.8cm (3 1/2in) long (2).

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

Provenance
A distinguished European private collection, and thence by descent

Compare with a related white jade ‘finger-citron’ box and cover, 18th
century, which was sold in these rooms on 7 November 2013, lot 116.

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.