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A SMALL COLLECTION OF PLAQUES
18th to 20th century
Including: a cloisonné vase-shaped plaque,
inscribed ‘taiping youxiang’, Qianlong; a
spinach jade reticulated bi-shaped plaque
with crawling chilong; a pale jade reticulated
double happiness plaque; and a Ming-style
plaque of a boy and qilin.
The cloisonné plaque: 8cm (3 1/8in) long (8).

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

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A SMALL GROUP OF PALE JADE
CARVINGS
18th/19th century and later
Comprising: a very pale jade, crisply carved,
reticulated plaque in the shape of a magnolia;
a small white jade Mughal-style carving of a
camel head, mounted in yellow metal, the
bit with cabochon ruby insets; a very small
white jade ‘cats and bat’ group; and a pale
green and russet jade group of two cats on an
oversized leaf.
The camel: 3.2cm high (4).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

Provenance
The pale green ‘cats on leaf’ group: Louis
Joseph 5204A C (label)

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