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A White Jade Bangle,
of even, white colored stone, in the form of two facing dragons with a pearl at the center. Width 3 3/16 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kammeier, Des Moines, Iowa Provenance: Chinese Antiques Co., Hong Kong, 1988 $2,000-4,000 152
A Double Sided Spinach Jade Plaque of Lohan,
of consistent deep green colored stone, having shallow parcel gilt carving to one side depicting a figure seated atop a rock with a text held closely to his face and holding a craggy staff, having a calligraphic inscription with five seal marks in the top register, the other side depicting a figure seated beneath a tree holding a small vase with burning incense before a deer with a lingzhi branch in its mouth, having a calligraphic inscription in the top register with three seal marks and one seal mark at the bottom left corner, raised on a wood stand. Height of plaque 8 1/2 x width 3 3/8 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois $5,000-7,000 153
A Large Spinach Jade ‘Double-Dragon’ Seal,
of even deep green colored stone, depicting the opposing dragons on the finial with the underside carved with a six-character seal, translating as “personal precious seal of Qianlong.” Height 3 3/4 x width 4 7/8 inches. Provenance: Manheim Galleries, New Orleans, Louisiana $10,000-15,000
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