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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED
IN THE 1980S AND 1990S

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TWO CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF A MYTHICAL ANIMAL AND A BAT
18TH CENTURY AND LATER

The recumbent mythical animal is carved with a broad snout and beard, with fnely detailed fur markings,

its young clambering onto its back, the stone is of a greenish-white even tone with concentrated areas of

milky white and russet. The bat is depicted resting on a leaf which is carved from the russet area of the

stone.

The largest, 2º in. (5.7 cm.) long (2)

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

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and 1990s.

清十八世紀及更晚 青玉瑞獣把件及青玉蝙蝠把件一組兩件

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A CARVED WHITE JADE ‘HORSE’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The bottle is carved in low relief depicting a horse on each side in a continuous
landscape. The stone is of an even milky white tone.
2¡ in. (6.2 cm.) high, stopper

£4,000-6,000 $5,700-8,400
€5,100-7,600

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the
1980s and 1990s.

清 白玉繫馬圖鼻煙壺

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