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           A SECTIONAL SPINACH JADE HAT      A SPINACH GREEN JADE SEAL        A CHICKEN BONE JADE ‘HEHE ERXIAN’
           STAND AND COVER                   20th century                     GROUP
           The domed base rising to a knopped stem   Carved in the Imperial style with a mythical   17th/18th century
           and bowl form terminal, carved with ruyi and   double-headed recumbent beast with scales   The mottled white and black jade crisply
           pommel scroll motifs, the reticulated cover   and wings, the seal face carved with a four-  carved as the twins of Unity and Harmony, the
           with confronting twin dragons emerging from   character inscription in archaic script, Jixia   two boys with jovial expressions, one carved
           cloud scrolls.                    mogu, a quote of the Kangxi Emperor. 7cm   standing and holding an oversized lotus,
           27cm (10.5/8in) high. (4).        (2.3/4in) square.                the other crouching beside his brother and
                                                                              holding a ruyi.
           £7,000 - 9,000                    £6,000 - 8,000                   5.4cm (2 1/8in) high
           CNY62,000 - 79,000                CNY53,000 - 71,000
           HK$68,000 - 87,000                HK$58,000 - 77,000               £4,000 - 6,000
                                                                              CNY35,000 - 53,000
                                             The Property of a Gentleman      HK$39,000 - 58,000

                                             Provenance: Christie’s Paris, 7 June 2011,
                                             lot 310
                                             A distinguished London private collection









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