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8212 Property from a Northern California Estate

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A finely reticulated jade covered censer
102 | BONHAMS 18th century
The rounded inverted body rested on four splayed lingzhi head-form
supports, the sides intricately pierced with peony blossoms and
supple leafy stems, the shoulder and rim supporting two elaborate
handles deeply undercut as clusters of leafy peonies, fitted with a
tall domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted with a raised
circular knob with perforations to its sides; the stone of pale celadon
color with creamy-white and gray inclusions, and tiny black speckles.
6in (15.2cm) wide
3 3/4in (9.5cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000

Provenance
purchased from William Clayton, London by repute

8213
A Mughal style covered chrysanthemum bowl
19th century
The deep rounded sides carved as numerous chrysanthemum
petals rising from a shallow flared foot with a central flower-head and
concentric rows of petals, the waisted neck supporting similarly carved
two-layered collars around a raised lip, fitted with a domed conforming
cover with a well carved finial in the form of a chrysanthemum bud; the
pale grayish-green stone marked with russet and white inclusions.
4 7/8in (12.5cm) diameter
$5,000 - 7,000

Provenance
purchased from William Clayton, London, by repute

8214
A green jadeite grotto with a luohan
20th century
Of vertical profile, carved in high relief and deeply undercut as a luohan
holding a tablet, seated next to an incense burner in a grotto surrounded by
outcropping rocks issuing a gnarled tree with dense leaves, a lithe dragon
crawling down from the top with its head overhanging to the upper left, the
reverse with elaborate carving of leafy scrolls and ferocious-looking beasts;
the stone of mostly green color exhibiting patches of russet and gray.
5 1/8in (13cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

8215
A spinach jade covered tea bowl
19th century
Thinly sectioned, the deep bowl supported on a slightly splayed
circular foot, rising to a flared rim, and fitted with a domed cover
finished with an everted circular finial; the matrix splashed with moss-
green patches and striations in addition to tiny black spots.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter
$1,200 - 1,800

8216
A greenish-white jade covered censer
18th/19th century
Its compressed body raised on three low supports, flanked with a
pair of mythical animal-head handles suspending loose rings, its sides
decorated with a wide band of taotie masks that repeat to the domed
cover surrounding a circular finial with an openwork dragon; the even
greenish-white stone with white flecks and patches, and a few russet-
stained fissure lines.
5 3/4in (14.7cm) wide
$6,000 - 8,000

Provenance
purchased from William Clayton, London, by repute