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A WHITE AND BROWN JADE ‘LION’ CARVING TWO CARVED NEPHRITE TOGGLES
The snarling beast carved seated on an oval drum with a ball Both of flattened irregularly ovoid shape and mottled in hues of gray
beneath its left paw, ears flat against its finely incised mane, the and russet: the first reticulated to depict a boy grasping what could
whole resembling a miniature mendun, the pale greyish-white stone possibly be an oar or paddle and standing atop a log amid a pine
with streaks and patches of brown. grove; the second depicting a cat or other mythical beast standing
3in (7.6cm) high atop a modified ovoid bi-disk.
2in (5cm) length of each
$2,000 - 3,000
$1,500 - 2,500
6105
A CARVED JADE BELT BUCKLE 6110
Rendered as two arching sections reversed by bars for suspension A GROUP OF JADEITE-MOUNTED JEWELRY
and connected by a simply rendered cylindrical hook, carved from The first a pendant mounted with a thinly sectioned plaque depicting
stone of fairly uniform yellowish green color. Budai; the second a flower basket pin mounted with teardrop shaped
3 3/8in (8.5cm) total width of connected hook jadeite cabochons; a pair of earrings, stamped 14k, each mounted
to the center of a thinly sectioned bi disk; the fifth a pendant shaped
$1,000 - 1,500 as a dolphin with colored stone eye, stamped 14k, mounted with
a thinly sectioned bi disk; the sixth a gilt metal openwork brooch
6106 fronted with a rectangular plaque carved with a mandarin duck and
lotus plant; the last a bar brooch mounted with a conforming jadeite
TWO PIECES OF JADEITE JEWELRY plaque suspending with further metal mounts a pearl hanging within
The first a regular toroid-shaped bangle, carved from apple-green a mottled greenish-white jadeite ring of toroid form.
color jadeite mottled with patches of lighter shades; the second a 1 3/4in (4.5cm) height of Budai plaque exclusive of metal mount
14k gold ring inset with a square form, brilliant green jadeite between
two triangle-outlined diamond-like cabochons, the inner side of the
14k gold band incised CC 14K. $1,000 - 1,500
2 1/4in (6.4cm) inner diameter of bangle
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$800 - 1,200 AN ASSEMBLED BELT OF WHITE JADE PLAQUES,
TURQUOISE AND CARNELIAN BEADS
Provenance The white jade mounts including three bi-shaped roundels, three
acquired from a Texas Estate, by repute reticulated rectangular figural plaques, one double gourd, one
miniature fu-lion and one bamboo, pine and prunus plaque separated
by panels of turquoise and carnelian beads all joined by turquoise
6107 colored silk twine.
A CARVED JADE PLAQUE 33 1/2in (85cm) long
Of thin rectangular section, a square reserve below a dragon
border shallowly incised to depict Zhang Qian on a raft, the reverse $800 - 1,200
displaying a similarly composed reserve incised in a poetic inscription
bearing a Zigang signature; the stone mottled in hues of whitish gray. 6112
2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
A HARDSTONE BEAD NECKLACE OF SIXTEEN BEADS
Each of similar size (average diameter 22mm) and slightly varied pale
$1,500 - 2,000 gray-green hue, some beads showing milky white inclusions and
natural fissure lines; strung on woven silk cord to a white metal clasp.
6108 15 3/4in (40cm) extended length of beads
A CARVED JADE TOGGLE
19th century $1,000 - 1,500
Of flattened ovoid section depicting a boy clasping a duck amid a
reticulated profusion of lotus vines and leaves; the stone of uniform
whitish hue.
1 7/8in (4.8cm) wide

$1,500 - 2,500

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