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A group of hardstone pendants A Suzhou-style agate pendant A jadeite ‘chilong’ waterpot and
and rosary beads 20th century cover
Late Qing Dynasty Skilfully carved to incorporate the colours 19th century
Comprising: a rosary with eighteen amber of the stone into the design, with two boys The globular pot with patches of bright apple
beads with stained bone and jadeite standing under a pine tree by a rock formation inclusions, encircled on the exterior by chilong
separators, suspending an amber cabochon with a bat flying overhead. dragons with heads facing towards the rim,
and drops; a rosary strung with eighteen 5.5cm (2 1/8in) long the cover with the reticulated finial formed as
tourmaline and jadeite beads, suspending a third chilong coiled around to bite its own
a tourmaline pendant and drops; seven £500 - 800 tail, wood stand.
agate and jade pendants. The amber rosary: CNY4,800 - 7,700 HK$6,000 - 9,600 11cm (4 1/4in) wide (3).
27.5cm (10 7/8in) long (9).
£500 - 800
£1,500 - 2,000 CNY4,800 - 7,700 HK$6,000 - 9,600
CNY14,000 - 19,000 HK$18,000 - 24,000
Provenance
A European private collection, and thence by
descent.
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