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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
THREE SMALL AGATE CARVINGS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
THREE SMALL AGATE CARVINGS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
One a ribbon-tied pouch carved on top with a crouching monkey and a bat, and on the sides with two further bats and a flowering leafy stem, the eyes of the monkey highlighted by dark brown inclusions in the grey stone; one a mottled greyish-white and russet carving of two pomegranates borne on a gnarled branch; the third a figure carrying a branch of peaches over his shoulder where a russet-colored bird is perched, a bat and flowers on the back and another bat near his foot also carved from russet areas of the stone
2 1/8, 2 1/8 and 2 in. (5.4, 5.4 and 5.1 cm.) long (3)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
One a ribbon-tied pouch carved on top with a crouching monkey and a bat, and on the sides with two further bats and a flowering leafy stem, the eyes of the monkey highlighted by dark brown inclusions in the grey stone; one a mottled greyish-white and russet carving of two pomegranates borne on a gnarled branch; the third a figure carrying a branch of peaches over his shoulder where a russet-colored bird is perched, a bat and flowers on the back and another bat near his foot also carved from russet areas of the stone
2 1/8, 2 1/8 and 2 in. (5.4, 5.4 and 5.1 cm.) long (3)
Provenance
Acquired in China circa 1937 or earlier, and thence by descent within the family.
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