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A YELLOW JADE ‘BELL AND CHILONG’ PENDANT AND A
WHITE JADE MANDARIN DUCK

Qing Dynasty
The pendant plaque carved with chilong writhing around a bell above
foaming waves; the duck carving with archaistic scrolls at the wings,
the stone of a variegated white hue. 6cm (2 3/8in) high (2).

£800 - 1,000 HK$8,000 - 10,000
CNY6,900 - 8,600

595

A GREEN AND RUSSET JADE ‘SQUIRREL AND GRAPES’
PEBBLE CARVING
The front deeply carved with a coiled squirrel clambering below a
bunch of grapes, with a deep brown russet skin to the reverse. 5.3cm
(2in) wide

£800 - 1,200 596
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000 597

596
A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ CARVING
Carved as a sackcloth bag tied with a ribbon at the neck, foaming
waves and a chilong at the base and a striding dragon with floral
sprays encircling the top, the stone of a very white tone.
6.8cm (2 5/8in) high

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

597
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE PEBBLE CARVING
Carved in openwork with lotus leaves and a flowerhead, the stone with
some mottled, speckled russet inclusions.
4.2cm (1 5/8in) wide

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

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