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LATE QING DYASTY
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AN UNUSUAL MOTTLED GREEN JADEITE BELT FITTING
LATE QING DYASTY
The fitting is of triangular section, and is finely carved in openwork on the canted, rectangular front with a pair of chilong with scrolling tails flanking a ruyi scepter, while the flat back is carved with two further chilong amidst lingzhi, and between the front and back are narrow horizontal slits for fitting onto a belt. Together with a mottled green jadeite elongated, oval plaque carved in openwork with a single chilong grasping a lingzhi stem in its mouth. The plaque is mounted in a gold setting.
Belt fitting 2 in. (5 cm.) long; brooch 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) long (2)
LATE QING DYASTY
The fitting is of triangular section, and is finely carved in openwork on the canted, rectangular front with a pair of chilong with scrolling tails flanking a ruyi scepter, while the flat back is carved with two further chilong amidst lingzhi, and between the front and back are narrow horizontal slits for fitting onto a belt. Together with a mottled green jadeite elongated, oval plaque carved in openwork with a single chilong grasping a lingzhi stem in its mouth. The plaque is mounted in a gold setting.
Belt fitting 2 in. (5 cm.) long; brooch 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm.) long (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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