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AN AMETHYST ‘PEACH AND MONKEY’ GROUP, A WHITE
JADE PLAQUE, A PAIR OF JADE EARRINGS AND AN AMBER
‘ABSTINENCE’ PLAQUE
19TH CENTURY

The amethyst group is carved and pierced in the form of a monkey on a peach;

the jade plaque and pair of jade earrings are each carved and pierced with

a parrot on a prunus branch; the amber plaque is carved each side with the

characters zhai jie in Mandarin and Manchu.

The amethyst and peach group 1æ in. (4.6 cm.) long                              (5)

£800-1,200                                                    $1,200-1,700
                                                              €1,100-1,500

PROVENANCE:

Private European Collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.

清十九世紀 紫石英靈猴獻壽把件、白玉牌、玉耳環一
對及琥珀齋戒牌一組五件

                                                                                                   175

                                                                                     ~176

                                                                                     A CORAL FIGURE OF A LADY
                                                                                     19TH-20TH CENTURY

                                                                                     The lady is carved standing wearing long fowing robes that are tied at the
                                                                                     waist. She holds a fan in one hand and a spray of fowers in the other.
                                                                                     The fgure 8√ in. (22.5 cm.) high, on gilt-wood stand

                                                                                     £1,500-2,500                                                  $2,200-3,500
                                                                                                                                                   €1,900-3,200

                                                                                     PROVENANCE:

                                                                                     Private European Collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.

                                                                                     清十九/二十世紀 珊瑚仕女立像

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A JADEITE BRACELET AND TWO PAIRS OF JADEITE EARRINGS

The group comprises: a jadeite bracelet of 14 carved and pierced beads; a

pair of carved and pierced jadeite bead earrings; and a second pair of jadeite

earrings.

The bracelet 7º in. (8.5 cm.) long                                              (5)

£1,200-1,800                                                  $1,700-2,500
                                                              €1,600-2,300

PROVENANCE:                                                                                        177

Private European Collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.                                                                                             41

翡翠手鏈及耳環兩對一組五件
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