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A GROUP OF FOUR JADE ‘BIRD’ CARVINGS
Probably Qing Dynasty
Each modelled with their heads turned behind and resting on the
back, three grasping a fruit or lingzhi branch, the stone variously of
yellow and russet, pale grey and white jade.
The largest: 11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide (4).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
Provenance: The Livingston Collection. Labels nos. 102 and 202.
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TWO WHITE JADE ‘BIRD’ GROUPS AND A CARVING OF A
CICADA
Late Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a white jade model of a cicada; a pale green jade group
of two birds resting on a leaf and grasping its branch; and a white
jade group of two birds grasping a lotus spray.
The largest: 5.5cm (2 1/8in) wide (3).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000 182
Provenance: The Livingston Collection. Labels nos. 145, 106 and
227.
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A GROUP OF FIVE JADE CARVINGS OF ANIMALS
Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising: a pale green and russet model of a duck grasping a
peach branch; a yellow jade group with a tadpole lying on a leaf; a
pale green and russet mythical beast pendant; a white jade archaistic
model of a buffalo; and a pale green jade archaistic model of a bird.
The largest: 11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide (5).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
Provenance: The Livingston Collection. Labels nos. 141 and 203.
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