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A PAIR OF PALE JADE CUPS A GROUP OF FIVE JADE HAIRPINS AND The Property of a Lady
18th/19th century A HAIR-FITTING
Each rising from a short foot to a plain 19th century Provenance: Mrs Gret Hasler, Winterthur,
rounded body, the stone of very pale Comprising: one white jade hairpin with Switzerland, and thence by descent
greenish white hue. Each 5.5cm (2 1/8in) the infinite knot to the top and carved shou
diam. (2). characters; one pale green jade hairpin with In 1937, a trip to New York, Chicago and
openwork decoration of boys and lingzhi; Washington was the starting point for Mrs
£4,000 - 6,000 one white jade hairpin carved with a vase Gret Hasler’s interest in Chinese art. This
HK$42,000 - 64,000 of flowers; one pale green jade hairpin with she continued until the Second World War
CNY35,000 - 53,000 winding prunus and two small insets; a pale by acquiring objects from dealers in Paris,
green jade hairpin with pierced foliate design; Sweden and New York.
and a hair-fitting openworked with scholars
and boys. The longest: 22.3cm (8 3/4in) (6).

£1,200 - 1,500
HK$13,000 - 16,000
CNY11,000 - 13,000

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