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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
TWO CARVED WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO CARVED WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The first is finely carved with a curved shaft terminating in a dragonhead hook, opposite its sinuous bifurcated tail. The other is carved with a mythical bird-head hook.
The larger: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) long, boxes
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The first is finely carved with a curved shaft terminating in a dragonhead hook, opposite its sinuous bifurcated tail. The other is carved with a mythical bird-head hook.
The larger: 3 1/2 in. (9 cm.) long, boxes
Provenance
The dragon belt hook:
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 19 November 1985, lot 110
A South German private collection, acquired by the current family in 1997
The bird belt hook:
Paul Ragnar Wedendal collection (1929-2010)
Acquired by the current family in 1998
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 19 November 1985, lot 110
A South German private collection, acquired by the current family in 1997
The bird belt hook:
Paul Ragnar Wedendal collection (1929-2010)
Acquired by the current family in 1998