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           A SILVER WIRE INLAID AND JADE INSET
           HARDWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE
           19th century
           The pale green jade plaques variously carved
           with a vase of lingzhi flanked by bats, a
           pendant suspending auspicious characters
           and twin catfish, the shaft finely inlaid in silver
           wire with seal script shou characters. 54cm
           (21.1/4in) long. (3).

           £2,500 - 4,000
           HK$27,000 - 43,000
           CNY23,000 - 36,000
           Provenance
           A Scottish Private Collection.










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                                                                              A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID AND
                                                                              JADE INSET HONGMU RUYI SCEPTRE
                                                                              The jade Ming Dynasty, the ruyi late Qing
                                                                              Dynasty
                                                                              The two openwork plaques variously carved
                                                                              with a bat and deer amongst lingzhi and
                                                                              foliage and two cranes amongst lingzhi and
                                                                              dense foliage, the shaft inlaid in mother-of-
                                                                              pearl with flowering stems. 47cm (18.1/2in)
                                                                              long. (3).

                                                                              £2,000 - 3,000
                                                                              HK$21,000 - 32,000
                                                                              CNY18,000 - 27,000
                                                                              Provenance
                                                                              A Scottish Private Collection.







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