W 653. A Chinese
659. Two Chinese Mirrors, the first with a bronze panel lacquered on one side and polished on the other with a stained ivory and huanghuali wood handle, height 9 5/8 in., presented in an embroidered silk sleeve; the second with a double sided mirror panel with a gilt metal surround and a stained tusk handle, height 10 1/4 in.
White and Russet Jade ‘Mao Die’ Cat and Butterfly Group, 19th c., openwork carving of a cat reclining on a leaf with a butterfly at its side, length 1 7/8 in.
$1000/1500
$250/350
Provenance: Dallas, TX Antiquarian.
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W 654. A Chinese White Jade Plaque
W 656. A Chinese Pale Celadon Jade
Pendant, rectangular form, reliefdecorated to one side with a monkey in a peach tree with another monkey beneath, and a bat overhead, the reverse carved with lotus blossoms beneath an inscription, height 2 1/2 in., width 1 5/8 in., depth 1/4 in.
Double Brush Washer, carved as two curled leaves borne on blossoming prunus branches, length 3 5/8 in., width 2 in.
$500/700
the first carved as a figure standing beneath two peach laden branches with a bat perched overhead, height 7 3/8 in.; the second in naturalistic forking branch form, height 4 1/4 in.
660. A Set of Eight Chinese Stained Ivory Figures of the Eight Daoist Immortals, each standing figure carved with its attribute: He Xiangu with a lotus flower, Cao Guojiu with castanets, Tieguai Li with an old crutch, Lan Caihe with a flower basket, Lu Dongbin with a sword, Han Xiang with a flute, Zhang Guo with a fish drum, and Zhongli Quan with a fan, heights 10 in. to 10 1/4 in., each raised on a wire inlaid cloisonné enamel embellished carved wood stand, overall heights 12 1/4 in. to 12 1/2 in.
$600/800
$3000/5000
W 655. Two Chinese White Jade
Pendants and a Pale Celadon Jade Plaque, the first relief-carved with a Buddhist figure, height 2 1/8 in., width 1 5/8 in.; the second relief-carved with a figure of Shoulao, height 2 5/8 in, width 2 in.; the third, openwork carving with figures in a landscape with a pagoda, height 2 3/4 in., width 2 1/4 in. $600/800
$800/1200 W 657. Two Chinese Coral Carvings,
W 658. A Chinese Bamboo ‘Lotus’
Cup, late 19th/early 20th c., formed of a curled lotus leaf rising from turbulent waves, relief carved around the sides with aquatic animals and plants, height 3 1/4 in. $300/500 Provenance: Dallas, TX Antiquarian.
Provenance: Estate of Jewell Younger Graeber (1923-2011), Marks, MS. W 661. A Chinese Rosewood Display
Stand, tiered stepped shelves with reticulated galleries and corner brackets, bracket feet, height 27 3/4 in., width 17 3/8 in., depth 7 1/2 in. $800/1200
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