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PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
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A CELADON JADE ‘MAGNOLIA’ WASHER
17th/18th century
Carved in the form an open blossom growing from a leafy stalk,
branching out to form an openwork tangle of branches at one side
of the rim, sprouting curling leaves and smaller blossoms that wrap
round the sides and extend under the base to form the foot ring, the
stone of a pale green tone with brown patches and cloudy-white
inclusions.
6 1/4in (15.8cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

十七/十八世紀 青玉雕玉堂式洗

PROPERTY FROM A NEW MEXICO ESTATE
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A JADEITE ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL
19th century
Of ovoid section with a deep U-shaped body rising to a flared mouth,
one end with a pronounced lip above a loop handle suspending a
loose ring, the other end carved with an undercut chilong highlighted
with bright green, the rim set with a pair of short posts above an
incised sawtooth band, all supported on three curved tapered
legs, the greenish-yellow stone with cloudy white inclusions, russet
fissures and splashes of bright green.
4 5/8in (11.7cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000
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十九世紀 翠玉雕螭龍紋爵

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