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A SELECTION OF FOUR JADE AND A JADE-INSET HONGMU BOX AND A JADE SQUARE SEAL AND A VARIED
JADEITE CARVINGS COVER GROUP OF SCHOLARS’ OBJECTS
Late Qing Dynasty and later The box, late Qing dynasty, the jade probably Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a green and russet jade thumb 17th century Comprising: a jade seal paste box and cover,
ring, with shallow relief archaistic chilong The box carved in shallow relief with a incised Qianlong four-character mark; a lapis
decoration; a black, russet and white jade design of blossoming prunus, surrounding a thumb ring, a carved ‘dragon’ ink stick; a
seal with bear-form finial; a small jadeite seal white jade rectangular plaque carved with a square jade seal, the seal face carved Tai Shi
with lion finial; and a white jade carving of a writhing horned dragon. The box, 19cm (7 Shi [太史氏]; a hardstone seal surmounted
cockerel. The cockerel: 5cm (2in) high (4). 1/2in) wide, the jade 6.7cm (2 5/8in) wide (2). by twin chilong; and a miniature metal screen
with inset ‘shrew and grapevine’ plaque. The
£1,500 - 2,000 £1,000 - 1,500 screen 10.8cm (4.1/4in) high. (7).
HK$16,000 - 21,000 HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000 CNY9,100 - 14,000 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY9,100 - 14,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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