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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION (LOTS 395-397 INCLUSIVE)

英國私人珍藏, 於1985年前購自倫敦 （拍品第395至397號）

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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘TWIN CATFISH’ CARVING A WHITE JADE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ GROUP
18TH CENTURY 18TH-19TH CENTURY

The group is carved in the form of two confronting catfsh with their tails neatly The group is carved in the form of a recumbent Buddhist lion beside its young,
coiled and their whiskers and fns fnely rendered in detail. The stone is of an clasping a lotus stem in its mouth. The stone is of a slightly mottled milky
even pale tone with an area of mottled russet inclusion. white tone, with a few tiny russet specks.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide 2 in. (5.1 cm.) wide

£3,000-6,000 $4,300-8,400 £1,500-2,500 $2,200-3,500
€3,800-7,600 €1,900-3,200

PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private English Collection, acquired in London prior to 1985. Property from a Private English Collection, acquired in London prior to 1985.
With Ex. Coll. MMA (Metropolitan Museum of Art) 1983 Deaccession label.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉少獅太獅把件
清十八世紀 白玉年年有餘把件 來源：紐約大都會藝術
博物館1983年標籤

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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘SPILL’ VASE
19TH CENTURY

The short cylindrical vase is carved in the form of a tree trunk fanked by a rock
formation and is carved in high relief with a dragon crawling over it. The stone
is of an even pale celadon tone.
3Ω in. (8.9 cm.) high

£2,000-4,000 $2,900-5,600
€2,600-5,000

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private English Collection, acquired in London prior to 1985.

清十九世紀 青白玉纏龍紋花插

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