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A RETICULATED WHITE JADE ‘QUAIL’ GROUP A PALE GREEN AND BLACK JADE ‘CHILONG’ PLAQUE
Qing Dynasty CARVING
Carved with a quail standing upon rockwork, grasping a millet spray 17th century
in its mouth, a vase set to one side issuing leafy lingzhi stems. 7cm The pale stone carved in reticulation with a sinuous chilong
(2 3/4in) wide clambering atop a curved shield-form plaque with a central aperture
and pointed terminal, the stone with scattered streaky and speckled
£2,000 - 3,000 black inclusions. 5.8cm (2 1/4in) long
HK$21,000 - 32,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000

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A GROUP OF FOUR JADE CARVINGS THREE PALE GREEN AND WHITE JADE ANIMALS
18th century 18th/19th century
Comprising: a white jade figure of a bixie with the mouth open in a Comprising: a pale green jade recumbent figure of a bixie grasping a
fierce expression above the long beard, the split tail curled behind lingzhi branch in his mouth; a white jade carp; and a pale green jade
the muscular legs; a mottled grey jade figure of mythical beast with Buddhist lion and cub group, each grasping the same lingzhi branch,
fish scale-body, horse’s legs and wings; a small yellow jade figure all with fitted hardwood stands.
of panther and a white jade sword fitting, wood stand. The largest: The largest: 8.5cm (3 3/8in) long (6).
7.6cm (3in) long (5).
£1,000 - 1,500
£1,500 - 2,000 HK$11,000 - 16,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000 CNY8,800 - 13,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
The Property of a Lady

Provenance:
The fish, Christie’s, London, 26 February 1968, lot 53.
The bixie, Christie’s London, 7 October 1968, lot 165.

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