JADEITE CARVINGS
A PAIR OF JADEITE PHOENIX
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A PAIR OF JADEITE PHOENIX
19TH CENTURY
Each carved as a phoenix with long tail curled beneath the body to form part of the base, with one leg up and head turned back, holding in its beak a floral sprig, the plumage with incised detailing, the stone of pale green colour with areas of brighter apple-green (chips to extremities)--5 1/4in. (13.3cm.) long, stands (2)
19TH CENTURY
Each carved as a phoenix with long tail curled beneath the body to form part of the base, with one leg up and head turned back, holding in its beak a floral sprig, the plumage with incised detailing, the stone of pale green colour with areas of brighter apple-green (chips to extremities)--5 1/4in. (13.3cm.) long, stands (2)