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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE GROUP 602

Carved as a recumbent horse beside its foal,
the mane and tale finely incised, all carved
from a semi-translucent, white stone with
cloudy-white and extensive russet inclusions,
the foal with traces of calcification, wood
stand.
13cm (5 1/4in) wide (2).

£1,500 - 2,000 601
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000

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A GROUP OF THREE LARGE
HARDSTONE PLAQUES
Comprising a jade musical stone carved as
a dragon-carp, the mottled stone of creamy
and pale green hue with brown and russet
inclusions, wood stand; a jadeite musical
stone, carved in shallow relief with archaistic
bird motifs surrounding an auspicious
character, the semi-translucent stone with
green and russet inclusions; and a mottled
green hardstone, probably jade, pendant
plaque, decorated with shallow-relief dragon
motifs, encircling yin yang and shou roundels.
The jadeite plaque 16.2cm (6 5/8in) wide (4).

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

602
A GROUP OF ARCHAISTIC JADE WARES
Comprising: a grey, black and calcified jade
Han-style ‘tiger tally’; a dark grey and russet
jade rhyton carved in low relief with chilong
and scrolls, wood stand; a mottled and
calcified jade circular vessel and cover, raised
on a square plinth base, flanked with a lion-
form handle, the lid with a loose ring finial.
The largest: 16cm (in) high (6).

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

603
A GROUP OF THREE SPINACH GREEN
JADE MUGHAL-STYLE VESSELS
Comprising: a fluted bowl and cover; a
reticulated hexagonal vessel and cover, raised
on a flaring foot; a fluted bowl with wide
handles.
The largest: 19cm (7 1/2in) wide (6).

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

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