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A SMALL CARVED JADE VASE TWO RETICULATED WHITE JADE
Of square section with a raised band AMULETS
accenting the waisted neck and a recessed Late Qing/Republic period
foot supporting the pear-shaped body raised Each in the form of a lingzhi head: one
on a recessed foot, the pale gray-green skillfully carved with a double happiness
matrix showing extensive dark russet staining character between two bats and leafy lotus
throughout. blossoms (tiny nicks), the second centered
3 3/4in (9.5cm) high with the victory vase between two boys and
bats (chipped); each amulet now mounted
$800 - 1,200 with solder onto a metal lamp shade finial.
3 1/8 and 3 1/4in (8 and 8.3cm) wide
PROPERTY FROM A LADY
$1,200 - 1,800
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A GROUP OF EIGHT SMALL JADE 6061
CARVINGS A WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO
Including a hairpin decorated with flowers BADGERS ON A LEAF
and topped with an ear pick (possibly The deeply undercut animals presented
shortened); two fingernail guards with plain sharing an intimate moment on a large leaf,
surfaces; a white jade plaque carved to one their tails curling under the leaf well rendered 6061
side with a circular reserve of bamboo and with incised lines; the celadon-tinged stone
rocks between a dragon and a phoenix to with a very subtle russet fissure line to the
the top and bottom; two small bird plaques, underside (soiling in recessed areas).
one carved as a phoenix and the other as 3 3/8 x 1 3/4in (8.6 x 4.5cm)
a crane; one reticulated pendant carved as
a cluster of leafy flowers suspended from $1,000 - 1,500
a loose ring (loss to loose ring); and a two-
section button decorated with flower-heads. 6062
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4 1/4in (10.8cm) length of hairpin TWO SMALL CARVED JADE FIGURES
Qing dynasty and later
The first modeled as an animated joyful boy
$800 - 1,200 riding a horse head, his right hand holding
a lotus branch over his shoulder, the matrix
Due to the large number of items in this of grayish-white and russet coloration; the
lot, condition reports and photographs of second a white jade carving of a young
individual items will not be available. boy holding a lingzhi branch, the stone
with cloudlike inclusions and russet-stained
fissure lines (left foot chipped).
1 1/8 and 2in (2.8 and 5.1cm) high

$800 - 1,200

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