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AN AGATE TWO-HANDLED CUP
18th/19th century 171
The cup with an everted rim and raised on a short footrim, flanked AN AGATE PENDANT PLAQUE
with two lingzhi-form loop handles, the stone of a variegated Qing Dynasty
caramel hue. The face carved in low relief with a scholar sage by a riverside in an
11cm (4 1/4in) wide idyllic mountainous landscape, skilfully carved to use the amber hued
inclusions in the stone.
£1,500 - 2,000 5.4cm (2 2/8in) high
CNY14,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000 £1,200 - 1,500
CNY11,000 - 14,000
Provenance HK$13,000 - 16,000
Christie’s South Kensington, 26-27 April 1989, lot 532 (label)
The Bootham Smallwood Collection 172
THREE ROCK CRYSTAL VASES AND COVERS
170 19th century
AN AGATE PEACH-FORM CUP Each carved in relief and openwork with scrolling flowers and birds.
18th/19th century The largest: 33cm (13in) high (6).
The exterior carved with leafy stems in low relief, flanked with a
naturalistic branch form handle topped with a peach, the stone of a £500 - 800
variegated beige hue. CNY4,600 - 7,300
11cm (4 1/4in) wide HK$5,500 - 8,800

£1,500 - 1,800 ASIAN ART | 69
CNY14,000 - 17,000
HK$16,000 - 20,000

Provenance
Christie’s South Kensington, 26-27 April 1989, lot 532 (label)
The Bootham Smallwood Collection