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19TH CENTURY
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AN AMETHYST 'PEACH AND MONKEY' GROUP, A WHITE JADE PLAQUE, A PAIR OF JADE EARRINGS AND AN AMBER 'ABSTINENCE' PLAQUE
19TH CENTURY
The amethyst group is carved and pierced in the form of a monkey on a peach; the jade plaque and pair of jade earrings are each carved and pierced with a parrot on a prunus branch; the amber plaque is carved each side with the characters zhai jie in Mandarin and Manchu.
The amethyst and peach group 1¾ in. (4.6 cm.) long
19TH CENTURY
The amethyst group is carved and pierced in the form of a monkey on a peach; the jade plaque and pair of jade earrings are each carved and pierced with a parrot on a prunus branch; the amber plaque is carved each side with the characters zhai jie in Mandarin and Manchu.
The amethyst and peach group 1¾ in. (4.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Private European Collection acquired in the 1970s and 1980s.