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A mottled green And russet jAde recumbent hound
cArving
Ming Dynasty or later
Modelled with the head turned to the reverse, the tail coiled over the
rear left haunch, the stone with creamy, grey and russet mottling,
wood stand.
5.7cm (2 1/4in) long (2).

256 £700 - 1,000 HK$8,300 - 12,000
257 CNY6,600 - 9,500

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A mottled green And blAck jAde horse cArving
Ming Dynasty
Carved as a recumbent horse with its foreleg and hind legs tucked
under the body, the head turned across its back, the stone of a
mottled green hue with a black inclusion to the reverse.
4.5cm (1 3/4in) long

£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,500 - 14,000

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A green And russet jAde elephAnt cArving
Yuan-Ming Dynasty
Modelled standing with the head turned to the right, wearing a saddle
cloth with elaborate pendant trappings, a deep central aperture to the
back, the yellowish green stone with russet mottling to the front.
7cm (2.3/4in) long.

£2,500 - 4,000 HK$30,000 - 47,000
CNY24,000 - 38,000

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