Sale 2169
Hong Kong
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27 April 2004
Price realised
HKD 35,850
Estimate
This Lot has no reserve
A PAIR OF JADEITE ABACUSES Each designed as a Chinese suan pan, set with forty-five mint green and eighteen honey yellow jadeite hoops, all of very good translucency, to the icy, near colourless bars and frame, abacuses approximately 51.28 x 28.03 x 6.73 and 51.65 x 28.04 x 6.74 mm. (2)
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