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PROPERTY FROM THE LOYD F. CRAWLEY TRUST
TWO FIGURAL JADE CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY
comprising a white jade carving of a recumbent
lion with its face turned sharply to its right,
grasping a owering sprig in its mouth; and a
pale celadon jade carving of two badgers curled
towards each other, each grasping a spray of
lingzhi in its mouth (2)
Length of longer 2⅝ in., 6.6 cm
$ 3,000-5,000
㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䌱晽㈲ẞℑẞ
923
PROPERTY FROM THE LOYD F. CRAWLEY TRUST
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DOUBLE
BADGERS’ CARVING
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY
skillfully carved in openwork as a pair of playful
badgers arranged head to tail, each detailed with
characteristic pointed face and small pricked
ears, the stone of a mottled pale celadon color
Length 3 in., 7.6 cm
$ 2,000-3,000
㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䘥䌱晽暁㬉㈲ẞ
923
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