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A GROUP OF FIVE PALE GREEN AND WHITE JADE PLAQUES A WHITE JADE ‘PRUNUS AND PHOENIX’ PENDANT
Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a pale green lock-shaped plaque decorated with The very pale, even stone delicately carved in shallow relief with a
archaistic calligraphy and bats; a white jade one of rectangular lock long-tailed bird perched on a blossoming plum tree.
form, with a peony medallion beside bats and archaistic motifs; and 5.3cm (2in) long
three rectangular plaques to be inset, the first of pale green hue,
with a pine grotto; the second, from a white stone, with a shallow £2,000 - 3,000
cartouche of a tiger and eagle by pine and bamboo; the fourth, of a HK$20,000 - 29,000
pale even tone, with archaistic c-scrolls. CNY18,000 - 27,000
Largest: 8cm ( 3 1/8in) wide (5).
Provenance
£1,000 - 1,500 Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by
HK$9,800 - 15,000 descent.
CNY8,900 - 13,000
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Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by A LARGE SILVERED BRONZE CIRCULAR MIRROR
descent Probably Western Han Dynasty
Decorated with four leaves radiating from the central knob, within a
band of linked arcs, the third register with stylised mythical beasts
and four small bosses, all within a wide plain border, fitted box.
20.5cm (8.1/8in) diam. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,800 - 15,000
CNY8,900 - 13,000

Provenance
Quek Kiok Lee Collection (1921 – 2018), Singapore, and thence by
descent
Purchased from Alex Koh on 14 October 1999.

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