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7123 Property from a Prominent
San Francisco collector
7124
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7125 A pair of lingzhi-shaped
ivory plaques
80 | BONHAMS 19th century
Each finely carved in mirror image as a lingzhi
head enclosing an ant and a bee beside a
flowering gnarled prunus branch, the reverse
carved in shallow relief with a small lingzhi
head and bamboo leaves.
5in (12.8cm) width of each
$2,000 - 3,000

This lot has been in the United States since 1960.

Property from a Pennsylvania
collection

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A group of three cricket cages
Late 19th/early 20th century
The first carved with a lone figure walking
in lush autumn mountain landscape,
surmounted by a pierced ivory cap of
two dragons contesting flaming jewels;
the second a plain gourd, the ivory cap
elegantly carved and pierced with grape
vines; the third plain gourd with white jade
and ivory floral cap.
6, 5 and 4 1/2in (15.2, 12.7 and 11.4cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

This lot has been in the United States since
the late 1960s.

Property from Various Owners

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An ivory abstinence plaque
19th century
The thin rectangular plaque centered to
the front and back with zhaijie and bolgomi
targa reserved on a raised network of finely
carved mythical animals and interlocking
spirals; together with a Ming dynasty plaque
elegantly carved in low relief with a bird on a
flowering branch.
2 3/8 and 2 1/4in (6 and 5.6cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000

Provenance
purchased at Butterfield & Butterfield,
early 1980s