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A MINIATURE AMBER ‘DRAGON’ BOX
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The lobed box finely carved with lotus motifs
to the sides, the lid with a coiled writhing
dragon, wood stand. 2.5cm (1in) high (3).

£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

582 Y Ф
A FINE CORAL FIGURAL CARVING
19th century
Modelled as Luxing, one of the ‘Three Star
Gods’, holding a ruyi sceptre and wearing
official’s robes, his left hand stroking his
beard, two bats in flight, carved in relief to
either side, a female attendant standing
behind, holding a fan, decorated with a
confronting dragon and phoenix and five bats
encircling a shou emblem to the reverse,
wood stand, probably zitan, carved with shou
emblems and cloud scrolls, and a further
carved wood stand, fitted box.
16cm (6.1/4in) high. (4).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

Provenance
A European private collection.
Collected by the vendor’s grandfather and
thence by descent.

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FOUR KINGFISHER FEATHER,
HARDSTONE AND CORAL HAIRPINS
19th century
Comprising: two pins with flowerhead
terminals finely inlaid with kingfisher feather; a
pin with an elaborate floral terminal with coral,
kingfisher feather, jade and jadeite elements;
and a small pin with a bat, antiques and floral
motifs with a seed pearl corona.
The largest: 24cm (9 1/2in) (4).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000