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Lot Essay
US$24,000-32,000
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A PAIR OF JADEITE MILEFO
Each designed as a well-carved jadeite laughing Buddha carrying peaches of semi-translucent material, the larger one of celadon ground suffused with intense green streaks, pale lavender and honey yellow patches, and the smaller one of intense lavender colour, representing the rebus 'always laughing' ( ), both to the wooden stands, carvings approximately 118.20 x 74.57 x 50.24 and 81.37 x 52.63 x 28 mm
With certificate KJ37957 and KJ37960 dated 2 September 2008 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the carvings are natural jadeite and no polymer is detected (2)
Each designed as a well-carved jadeite laughing Buddha carrying peaches of semi-translucent material, the larger one of celadon ground suffused with intense green streaks, pale lavender and honey yellow patches, and the smaller one of intense lavender colour, representing the rebus 'always laughing' ( ), both to the wooden stands, carvings approximately 118.20 x 74.57 x 50.24 and 81.37 x 52.63 x 28 mm
With certificate KJ37957 and KJ37960 dated 2 September 2008 from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory stating that the carvings are natural jadeite and no polymer is detected (2)
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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