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A small collection of jade                      A deeply carved jade vase and                                 Five pale green jade plaques
carvings                                        cover                                                         19th/20th century
18th/19th century and later                     Late Qing Dynasty                                             Comprising three lock plate form openwork
Comprising: a white jade reticulated handle in  Of moon flask form, with mask-and-loop                        plaques variously carved with figures, bats,
the shape of a flying goose amongst foliage,    handles, each side with mottled inclusions                    flowersprays and archaistic motifs; a floriform
framed by a chain of beads; a pale green hair   carved in a high-relief roundel, a phoenix to                 circular plaque; and an oval plaque carved
slide; a pair of reticulated pendant earrings   the obverse and a dragon the reverse, the                     with a monkey beneath a fruiting peach tree.
each designed as a shou character hanging       cover with coiled chilong finial; together with               The largest 8cm (3.1/8in) long. (5).
from a figurative medallion; a pale and cloudy  a small jade-inset white metal box and hinged
jade archer’s ring; and a pale and cloudy jade  cover; and a small circular Canton ivory game                 £1,000 - 1,500
bi.                                             counters box and cover, containing eight                      CNY9,500 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
The handle: 9cm (3 1/2in) high (6).             mother-of pearl counters.
                                                Tha jade vase (with cover) 18cm (7 in) high (14).
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 19,000 HK$18,000 - 24,000           £1,000 - 1,500
                                                CNY9,500 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000

                                                The Property of a Lady

                                                Provenance
                                                Collected by the vendor’s great grandmother
                                                in China in the late 19th/early 20th century.

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