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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE GERARD ARNHOLD
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A PAIR OF SMALL AMBER CARVINGS AN AMBER CARVING OF TWO FINGER CITRONS
OF THE HEHE ERXIAN 19TH CENTURY
18TH CENTURY The translucent amber is carved in the form of two fnger citrons borne
Each seated immortal has a jovial expression and wears long, on a leafy, fowering stem.
fowing robes. One holds a fywhisk in his left hand and the other 4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
has an oval-shaped box resting on his lap. The semi-translucent
amber has some opaque inclusions. $6,000-8,000
2æ and 2¬ in. (6.9 and 6.8 cm.) high
(2) 清十九世紀 琥珀雕佛手擺件
$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 October 1991, lot 336.
清十八世紀 琥珀雕和合二仙把件一對

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