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A ‘chicken-bone’ jade carving of
9 two rams
17th/18th century
10 Carved as two conjoined horned rams,
8 | Bonhams the larger smiling ram with its head looking
backwards, looking towards its kin behind,
their forelegs folded and slightly raised and
the hind legs tucked underneath, wood stand.
9cm (3 1/2in) wide (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,600 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000

Provenance
An English private collection.

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A green and black jade figure of
a horse
Ming Dynasty
The recumbent horse typically carved with
its legs tucked beneath the body, its head
upturned and resting on a shoulder, the tail
and mane finely detailed, the mottled stone
with cloudy-white and black inclusions.
8.5cm (3.3/8in) long

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,600 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000

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A grey and russet jade ‘cat and
dragonfly’ group
Late Ming Dynasty
The recumbent feline delicately carved with
diminutive features and clasping a dragonfly’s
wing in its mouth, the paws and fur finely
detailed, the sinuous curling tail tucked in and
peeking out of the left hind leg, the stone of a
pale grey tone with mottled white and russet
inclusions.
6.5cm (2½in) long

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY19,000 - 29,000 HK$24,000 - 36,000

The Property of a Lady.