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A LARGE WHITE JADE BELT HOOK MOUNTED AS A
MAGNIFYING GLASS 8111
The jade, 18th/19th century CHINESE WORKS OF ART | 81
Fluidly carved, with a dragon head hook with undercut jaw confronting
a deeply undercut figure of a chilong on the curving handle, the
reverse with a circular button, the matrix of pale greenish-white hue,
the magnifying glass mount marked “Bensabbot, Sterling”.
5 5/8in (14.3cm) length of the exposed jade
$4,000 - 6,000
十八或十九世紀 白玉雕螭龍紋帶鉤鑲放大鏡
A very similar belt hook, of nearly identical design, execution
and proportions, dated 18th century, is in the collection of The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 02.18.374.
The mark on the magnifying glass likely refers to Bensabbot of Chicago,
a jeweler founded in 1878 who, like Edward Farmer of New York, was
known for mounting Chinese jade and hardstone carvings in precious
metal housings to re-purpose them for the American luxury goods market.
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A WHITE JADE BELT HOOK WITH DEER HEAD,
BAT AND PEACHES
18th/19th century
The fine white stone crisply carved with the hook formed as a delicate
deer’s head and the body carved in relief with a bat spreading its
wings towards two peaches issuing from a leafy stem, the oval button
incised with a yin yang symbol and edges incised with key fret.
3 3/4in (9.5cm) long
$2,500 - 4,000
十八或十九世紀 白玉雕福鹿壽紋帶鉤
8111
AN INLAID WHITE JADE ‘CRANE WITH LINGZHI’ BELT HOOK
Late Qing/Republic period
Unusually carved as a crane clutching a spray of lingzhi fungus in its long
beak, the characteristic cap inlaid with rose stone and the eyes as green
beads, the rounded body incised with finely detailed incised feathers.
3 3/4in (9.5cm) long
$2,500 - 4,000
晚清或民國時期 白玉雕鶴壽延年嵌寶石帶鉤
