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Various Properties

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                                                                                                             A CARVED AGATE FIGURE
                                                                                                             OF A HORSE

                                                                                                                                                    QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

                                                                                                                   The agate is naturalistically modelled as
                                                                                                                   a recumbent horse with its head turned
                                                                                                                   backwards, hind legs tucked neatly under
                                                                                                                   the body and long tail swept to one side.
                                                                                                                   The mane is finely incised into clusters
                                                                                                                   falling to either side of its neck.
                                                                                                                   The translucent material is of a caramel-
                                                                                                                   brown tone.
                                                                                                                   3¿ in. (8.5 cm.) long, stand, Japanese
                                                                                                                   wood box

                                                                                                HK$150,000-260,000
                                                                                                US$20,000-34,000

                                         225 清  瑪瑙臥馬

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                                                                                                             AN AMBER court
                                                                                                             NECKLACE
                                                                                                                   The necklace is comprised of 108 rounded
                                                                                                                   amber beads of equal size with other
                                                                                                                   fittings.
                                                                                                                   Each bead: Ω in. (1.3 cm.) diam.,
                                                                                                                   wood box	(2)

                                                                                                HK$150,000-240,000
                                                                                                US$20,000-31,000

                                                                                      琥珀朝珠

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