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897 PROPERTY FROM THE DR. SYLVAN AND FAITH GOLDER
A GROUP OF FIVE GILT-METAL HARDSTONE AND GLASS COLLECTION
MOUNTED BELT BUCKLES
Qing dynasty 898
Two of hook and catch form, one with a button on the underside, TWO GILT METAL MOUNTED BELT BUCKLES
one with two tabs on the underside, and one mounted with glass 19th century
simulating agate and modified to form a brooch. Both comprised of a horizontal sequence of hardstone and
4 1/4 (10.7cm) length of longest semiprecious cabochons linked together within vine and lotus
decorated gilt mounts; the first including two jadeite stones
$3,000 - 5,000 surmounted by undercut russet-colored chilong, the second including
two tourmaline stones and three mottled green semi-precious stones
now suspended from a gilt necklace chain.
4 and 4 3/4in (10.2 and 12.1cm) total widths of linked halves
$1,500 - 2,000

899
A GROUP OF THREE CARVED JADE TOGGLES
The first rendered as a sliced section of lotus root, carved from stone
of grayish white hue mottled in veins of icy inclusions and displaying
a faint russet tinge to some areas; the second of uncarved circular
section suspended from a small handle incised in cloud-scrolls, the
stone mottled in patches of gray and white streaked in subtle veins of
russet; the third of thin irregularly rectangular section with protruding
flanges at either end, incised in a medallion of the ten celestial stems
on one side and reversed by a similar circle of the twelve earthly
branches, the stone of uniformly whitish hue.
2 3/4in (7cm) height of second and tallest
$2,000 - 3,000

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