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15 Property from an English
Private Collection
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17 Lots 15-27 Inclusive
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Two pale green jade figural
carvings
18th/19th century
One pierced and carved in the form of a
recumbent boy upon a large leaf; the other
modelled as a figure holding a lingzhi branch
over his shoulder, a kneeling child at his side,
wood stands.
The largest 15.5cm (2.1/8in) long. (4).
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,600 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
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A white jade carving of two
catfish
Pierced and carved with two confronting
catfish, grasping a leafy lingzhi stem, the tails
curled around in a circular form, wood stand.
5.5cm (2.1/8in) wide. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,600 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
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Two pale green jade carvings of
water caltrops
Carved in openwork, one with a bat to the
upper corner; and a pale green and slight
russet jade carving of lotus pods, finger citron
and leafy tendrils, wood stand.
5.7cm (2.1/4in) long max. (4).
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 19,000 HK$18,000 - 24,000
