Sale 6162
London, South Kensington
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13 May 2011
Price realised
GBP 22,500
Estimate
A GREEN JADEITE BELT HOOK Carved and pierced with a scrolling qilin, with its head carved in the form of a dragon head, with natural inclusions to the stone 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) long
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