Sale 8933
London, South Kensington
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9 November 2000
Price realised
GBP 1,998
Estimate
A white jade belt hook 18th Century and later carved with a dragon head terminal above a bat and two dragons amongst scrolling foliage, on a wood stand -- 4¾in. (12cm.) long; another jade belt hook of grey colour, carved with a dragon head terminal above a coiled guei dragon, on a wood stand -- 71/8in. (18.1cm.) long; a mottled dark jade waterdropper carved with two boys either side of a tapering cylindrical bowl, on a wood stand -- 25/8in. (6.7cm.) wide; and a white jade carving of a group of monkeys holding peaches, on a carved and pierced wood stand -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high, (minute nicks). See Illustration. (4)
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