A MOTTLED EMERALD-GREEN, GREENISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADEITE PHOENIX GROUP

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A MOTTLED EMERALD-GREEN, GREENISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADEITE PHOENIX GROUP
Of flattened section, the group is carved as a pair of phoenixes standing on pierced rockwork and facing each other across a flowering and budding branch of tree peony that rises from the rocks. The greenish-white stone has areas of emerald-green and russet color.
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high, wood stand

Provenance

Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

When phoenix, the king of birds that represents prosperity and great blessings is paired with peony, or fuguihua, the flower of wealth and honor, they convey the wish fugui jixiang, 'May there be wealth, rank, and good fortune.'

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