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           A WHITE AND RUSSET AND A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING
           OF BIXIE
           Qing Dynasty
           Each with muscular lions-like legs, the front legs flanked by wings,
           the dragon-like head with the mouth open in a ferocious expression,
           the flat-cut snout with ruyi-shaped nose, the smallest bixie with two
           horns and the largest single-horned.
           The largest: 6cm (2 3/8in) wide (2).
           £800 - 1,200
           HK$8,500 - 13,000
           CNY7,100 - 11,000                                      172
           Provenance: The Livingston Collection. Labels no. 159 and 172.































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           THREE PALE GREEN JADE RECUMBENT HORSES            A GROUP OF FOUR JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
           Qing Dynasty and later                            Qing Dynasty and later
           Of similar pale green tone, each modelled with the head turned back,  Comprising: a grey and russet jade group of recumbent ram with
           two rolling on their side with the left hind hoof touching the snout,   two young; a pale green and brown ‘horse and monkey’ group, the
           one wood stand.                                   monkey clambering on the horse’s back and holding its tether; a
           The largest: 7cm (2 3/4in) wide (4).              green and russet jade group of recumbent felines turned to face each
                                                             other, wood stand; and a cream and mottled russet jade recumbent
           £800 - 1,200                                      dog, the head resting between the front legs, the tail curled over the
           HK$8,500 - 13,000                                 rear right haunch.
           CNY7,100 - 11,000                                 The largest: 10cm (4in) wide (5).
           Provenance: The Livingston Collection. Labels nos. 412 194, 160.  £1,000 - 1,500
                                                             HK$11,000 - 16,000
                                                             CNY8,800 - 13,000

                                                             Provenance: The Livingston Collection.




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