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19TH CENTURY
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AN UNUSUAL LARGE PAIR OF JADE AND HARDSTONE LOTUS PLANTS IN PAINTED ENAMEL JARDINIERES
19TH CENTURY
Each jardiniére painted with butterflies flitting amidst various flowers and fruits reserved on a turquoise ground, the interior fitted with an insert carved to imitate rippling water from which rise the long silk-wrapped stems of lotus and sagittaria plants carved from jadeite, green and white jade, agate and rose quartz, both with a yellow jade egret standing in the 'water', one with a grey agate bird perched on a leaf stem, and the other with a dragonfly
22 in. (56 cm.) high approximately (2)
19TH CENTURY
Each jardiniére painted with butterflies flitting amidst various flowers and fruits reserved on a turquoise ground, the interior fitted with an insert carved to imitate rippling water from which rise the long silk-wrapped stems of lotus and sagittaria plants carved from jadeite, green and white jade, agate and rose quartz, both with a yellow jade egret standing in the 'water', one with a grey agate bird perched on a leaf stem, and the other with a dragonfly
22 in. (56 cm.) high approximately (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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