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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
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A JADE PLAQUE MOUNTED BRASS BOX AND COVER 953
Qing dynasty
Surmounted by a thin convex ovoid plaque carved to one side in
raised relief to depict a gnarled and leafy branch of peaches, mounted THE MARTHA AND GEORGE GAFFORD ESTATE, LA JOLLA, CA
to an ovoid brass box incised to the visible exterior surfaces in bat and
cloud patterns. 952
3 1/2in (9cm) width of box (2). A SET OF HARDSTONE MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS
The group assembled from a variety of stones and made include a qin
$1,000 - 1,500 and seven other string instruments.
4 1/2in (11.4cm) length of largest instrument (7).
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A CARVED JADE PLAQUE MOUNTED TO A SILVER BOX $800 - 1,200
Qing dynasty
Of ruyi shape carved in raised relief to depict a boy rowing a raft of
flowers amid a rocky pine strewn landscape, the stone of uniformly PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNER
white hue; inset to form the top of a lidded box of similar section, the 953
interior lid a mirror and the exterior incised in floral patterns.
5 1/4 (13.3cm) visible width of plaque TWO JADE CARVINGS
The first a belt slide of rectangular section, carved in relief with a
$1,000 - 1,500 taotie mask and scroll patterns, the stone a yellowish white color with
inclusions; the second carved in the form of an archaistic knife with
951 saw tooth pattern along the edge and a circular aperture at the top,
A CARVED JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST the stone a mottled white hue with russet patches.
Ming dynasty 3 1/2in (9cm) length of first (2).
Carved as a crouching beast, the face playfully executed with bulging
eyes and a large snout, its legs tucked under a slightly turned body, $800 - 1,200
the matrix in variegated hues of black, dark green, and beige.
4 3/4in (12.1cm) long

$1,200 - 1,800
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