Duke's Auctions - 'A Scholar's Studio' 6th December 2012

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Lot 892

892 A SPINACH JADE CARVING OF A DRAGON BOAT PARTY, the vessel with flags aloft and five figures, probably Qing, 9¾” long, on a carved wood stand. See illustration

895 A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT LION, the figure with its’ head turned to the left and a millet sheaf in its’ mouth, 3¾” long

£300-600

896 A FINE JADEITE AND GOLD DRAGON BANGLE, the stone of mottled tone terminating in two dragon heads finely engraved with scales and with inset ruby eyes, the beasts opposing each other with open mouths with a pearl in between, late Qing/Republic, 3¾” across at the widest point. See illustration

893 A PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT with fine russet inclusions and studded decoration, Qing, 2¼” long, and another celadon jade panel carved with figures in a landscape and calligraphy, 2½” long (2)

£200-400

894 A TWO-COLOUR JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE, the dominant body in variegated celadon tones, the base carved with a fish in amber-coloured stone, 2¼” long

£150-250

Provenance: Private collection East Dorset. Gifted to the vendor’s sister in the late 1960’s in America, and thence by descent.

£100-200 100

£5,000-7,000


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