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A small collection of jade Two small jade carvings A small collection of jade
carvings 18th/19th century carvings
19th and 20th century Comprising a mottled pale green and black Late Qing Dynasty and later
Comprising a mottled green/grey jade jade carving of a boy astride a recumbent Including a creamy and brown jade
archaistic vase; a green and brown jade cong; ram, wood stand; and a pale green and russet dragon belt hook, with reticulated crawling
a green and russet jade vessel designed as a jade carving of a recumbent mythical beast confronting chilong; two pale green archaistic
‘peach and finger citron’ group; a pale green with lingzhi-shaped horn, holding a spray of sword slides; and a spinach jade brush rest,
and russet carving of bitter melons; a creamy flowers in its mouth, wood stand. wood stand; together with ten various wood
and grey jade baluster vase with elephant The boy and ram: 6cm (2 3/8in) high (4). stands.
handles; and a large spinach and brown jade The belt hook: 12.7cm (5in) long (19).
archaistic blade-shaped plaque, carved in £1,000 - 1,500
shallow relief. CNY9,500 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000 £1,000 - 1,500
The plaque: 33.2cm (13in) long (6). CNY9,500 - 14,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
Acquired in Singapore in the 1940s and
£1,500 - 2,000 thence by descent. Acquired in Singapore in the 1940s and
CNY14,000 - 19,000 HK$18,000 - 24,000 thence by descent.

Acquired in Singapore in the 1940s and
thence by descent.

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