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PROPERTY FROM THE DR. SYLVAN AND FAITH GOLDER
COLLECTION
906
A TOURMALINE PENDANT
Of irregularly thin ovoid section, carved as a leafy profusion of double
gourds and vines from stone of striated brilliant pink hue.
1 1/2in (4cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
907
A CORAL BIRD-HEADED BELT HOOK
The curving spine unusually terminating in a long-beaked rooster or
phoenix head peering at an undercut chilong formed of a mass of
curling ruyi heads, all reversed by an ovoid nodule; the coral displaying
typical whorls of pinkish orange hue marked in notable white-colored
polyps and natural inclusions.
4in (10cm) long
$4,000 - 6,000

PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
908
A FINE WHITE JADE ‘LOTUS LEAF’ VESSEL
The crisply hollowed miniature vessel delicately carved in the form
of a lotus leaf with a foliate rim forming the mouth, flanked by an
animal mask handle to one side holding a tiny loose ring, the other
with a clambering chilong with its long bifurcated tail extending to
the underside, the translucent stone of even pale tone.
4.8cm (1 7/8in) high
$2,500 - 3,500
Provenance
a Scottish private collection
purchased 6 Nov 2014, Bonhams London, New Bond Street
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