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A WHITE JADE TWIN-HANDLED CUP
AND A WHITE JADE OVAL PLAQUE
17TH CENTURY AND 18TH-19TH CENTURY

The cup is decorated with two foral handles and

incised with the Three Friends of Winter. The

plaque is carved in low relief with the Three Star

Gods amongst pavilions under wisteria trees.

The larger, 5 in. (12.5 cm.) wide (2)

£3,000-5,000 $4,300-7,000
€3,800-6,300

PROVENANCE: 327

The cup: With John Sparks, London, 1 July 1965; THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN NOBLEMAN
with Sydney L. Moss, London.
328
清十七世紀及清十八/十九世紀
白玉歲寒三友雙耳杯及白玉福祿壽 A SMALL WHITE JADE SEAL
圖牌 來源：杯於1965年7月1日購 18TH CENTURY
自倫敦古董商John Sparks，於倫敦
Sydney L. Moss購入 The seal is carved in the form of a pebble with two small apertures to the top.
The seal face is carved with two characters in seal script reading xi hua. The
stone is of an even pale tone.
1º in. (3.1 cm.) high

£1,000-2,000 $1,500-2,800
€1,300-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Probably acquired in China in the late 19th century by D. Jose de Carranza y
Echevarra, Vicealmirante de la Armada Espanola; then by descent to Ramon
de Carranza y Fernandez de la Reguera, Marques de Sotohermoso, (Cadiz);
then by descent to the present owners.

The characters xi hua may be translated as ‘cherishing the fower’. This may
be a pseudonym for a lady or a term extracted from a poem.

清十八世紀 白玉「惜花」印 來源: 應由D. Jose de Car-

ranza y Echevarra, Vicealmirante de la Armada Espanola於十

328 (Another View) 九世紀末購自中國, 後家傳給Ramon de Carranza y Fernan-

dez de la Reguera, Marques de Sotohermoso, (Cadiz)

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘ROPE TWIST’ BANGLE
19TH-20TH CENTURY

The bracelet is carved as two strands twisted together, the stone is of an even
pale celadon tone.
3¿ in. (7.8 cm.) diam.

£1,000-2,000 $1,500-2,800
€1,300-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Collection of Ambassador Richard Meyer von Achenbach (1883-1956),
German attaché to Beijing from 1911-1913.

清十九/二十世紀 青白玉扭繩紋手鐲 來源：德國大使
Richard Meyer von Achenbach (1883-1956)舊藏，於1911至
1913年派駐北京

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