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A PALE GREYISH-WHITE JADE SCABBARD
AND A GILT-METAL-HANDLED DAGGER

18TH CENTURY
The jade scabbard is carved with dense leafy foral
scroll between key-fret borders, and has a shou
character-form knob on one side ftted with a small
gilt-metal ring for attachment. The gilt-metal hilt is
similarly decorated and is ftted with an agate pommel
decorated with further key fret.
13¬ in. (34.5 cm.) long
$20,000-30,000

PROVENANCE

Millicent Rogers (1902-1953) Collection.
Arturo Peralta Ramos Jr. (1928-2015) Collection.
A very similar imperial gilt-bronze-handled dagger, but
with a white jadeite scabbard, was sold at Christie’s
Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 3223.
清十八世紀 金屬鎏金柄灰白玉鞘小刀

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