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                                                             PROPERTY FROM THE DR. SYLVAN AND FAITH GOLDER
                                                             COLLECTION

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                                                             A TOURMALINE MOUNTED JADE BELT BUCKLE
                                                             Of flattened ovoid form reversed by two circular nodules incised as
                                                             stylized blossoms and centered by green hard-stone cabochons, the
                                                             jade of mottled whitish gray hue supporting the pale pink stone incised
                                                             in shallow relief to depict a profusion of leafy peony flowers.
                                                             2 3/4in (7cm) wide
                                                             $1,500 - 2,500

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                                                             A GROUP OF THREE JADE ARCHER’S RINGS
                                                             The first of cylindrical shape incised to the exterior in a shallow relief
                                                             band of mythical beast and shou medallion motifs, the jadeite whorled
                                                             in hues of apple green and gray; the second carved from mostly gray
                                                             jadeite utilizing a bright russet colored ‘skin’ as a flat edge on the
                                                             otherwise cylindrical ring; the third of grayish white nephrite carved in
                                                             shallow relief to the cylindrical exterior in a repeating band of archaistic
                                                             geometric zoomorphic patterns.
                                                             1in (2.6cm) width of first and widest

                                                             $1,000 - 1,500
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