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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE RETICULATED
284 ‘PRUNUS’ PENDANT
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS’ PEBBLE YUAN/MING DYNASTY
17TH/18TH CENTURY
the oval-form plaque intricately rendered in openwork with
cleverly carved in the form of two joined lotus pods wrapped prunus oral blooms borne on spiralling stems and leaves,
in spiralling ruyi stems, with a curly lotus leaf at the side, the stone of a white colour with russet patches partially
the stone of an even pale celadon colour with natural russet highlighting the blossoms and some sections of the branches
highlights 6 cm, 2⅜ in.
6.4 cm, 2½ in. £ 8,000-12,000
£ 6,000-8,000 HK$ 77,500-116,000 US$ 10,000-14,900
HK$ 58,000-77,500 US$ 7,500-10,000
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A CELADON JADE ‘PEACH AND BAT’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

naturalistically modelled in the form of two peaches borne
on gnarled leafy stems, a bat with one outstretched and one
folded wing perched on one side of one peach, the stone of a
pale celadon colour with mottled white inclusions
6.8 cm, 2 in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,000-48,300 US$ 3,750-6,300

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