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A JADEITE ‘QUAIL’ VASE AND COVER 清十九世紀 翠玉浮雕喜上梅梢活環耳蓋壺
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
of flattened baluster form, set with a pair of dragon loop
handles suspending loose rings, the exterior intricately
carved in openwork with birds amongst flowering peony
branches issuing from rockwork, depicting on one side a pair
of quails and the reverse two long-tailed birds, the domed
cover surmounted by an oval finial wreathed by further peony
branches and a long-tailed bird, the translucent stone of
variegated apple- and emerald-green tones suffused with
darker and golden-caramel inclusions, the sandalwood base
carved with intertwining pine branches and rocks
14.5 cm, 5¾ in.
HK$ 350,000-450,000
US$ 44,600-57,500
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