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AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION                                      108
                                                                   A PALE GREEN JADE ‘PEONY AND PRUNUS’ WASHER
LOTS 107-115                                                       Late Ming Dynasty, 17th century
                                                                   The vessel in the form of an open flowerhead, carved in openwork
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A PALE GREEN JADE RETICULATED ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE                      prunus blossoms, the stone with light mottling and slight russet
Ming Dynasty                                                       veining, wood stand.
Intricately carved in openwork with a sinuous, writhing dragon on  13.3cm (5.1/4in) long. (2).
a ground of dense, entwined leafy stems bearing flowerheads, the
plaque rounded at one end, the stone of even, pale tone.           £3,000 - 5,000
14.5cm (5.3/4in) long.                                             CNY28,000 - 46,000
                                                                   HK$33,000 - 55,000
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY28,000 - 46,000
HK$33,000 - 55,000

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