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AN AMBER THREE-LEGGED ‘TOAD’ CARVING AN AMBER ‘TOAD’ CARVING
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the rotund amphibian carved recumbent with large eyes and bushy brows, rendered in the form of a plump crouching toad with large bulging eyes and
the foreleg resting on a large lingzhi spray and a small chilong climbs over a close set of smoothly-rounded warts on its back, the amber a golden honey
the spotted back, the translucent amber of pale orange colour colour
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£ 1,000-1,500 £ 1,000-2,000
HK$ 9,700-14,500 US$ 1,250-1,900 HK$ 9,700-19,300 US$ 1,250-2,500
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