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8072 PROPERTY FROM A
RENOWNED EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
8073
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A SPINACH JADE DISH
18th century
Subtly carved with a flared rim to the curving
walls that thicken gradually as they descend
toward the square-cut foot ring surrounding
the slightly convex surface of the recessed
base, the stone richly mottled in shades of
dark green with tiny patches of milky hue,
some natural surface pitting and fissure lines.
9 1/4in (23.5cm) diameter

$8,000 - 12,000

十八世紀 碧玉 素

PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

8073
A MOTTLED PINE GREEN
JADEITE TRIPOD CENSER AND
COVER WITH CARVED AND
RETICULATED DECORATION
Late Qing/Republic period
The censer deeply unercut with leafy
branches forming loop handles that suspend
loose rings, dissolved taotie masks in
delicate raised relief with incised details on
the compressed globular body and fierce
lion heads issuing curving paws that form
the three leg, the cover worked en suite with
further dissolved masks, loose rings hanging
from lingzhi fungus branches and a coiled
dragon undercut as the finial; the stone
mottled in shades of light to dark pine
green with emerald green patches and icy
white inclusions.
7 1/8in (18cm) length across the handles
6 1/8in (15.5cm) height of censer and cover

$6,000 - 10,000

晚清或民國 碧玉雕 紋三

8074
A GREEN JADEITE BELT HOOK
Richly mottled in shades of green with a
russet vein running through the dragon head
hook and part of the lingzhi fungus branch
held in the mouth of the young dragon
undercut on the curving handle, the oval
button on the underside carved with a bat
in raised relief.
3 5/8in (9.2cm) long

$3,000 - 5,000

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