• Christie's Interiors auction at Christies

    Sale 4012

    Christie's Interiors

    London, South Kensington

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    9 November 2011

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    • THREE CHINESE JADEITE PLAQUES
    Lot 536

    THREE CHINESE JADEITE PLAQUES AND TWO CHINESE JADE PENDANTS

    20TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 688

    Estimate

    GBP 500 - GBP 800

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    THREE CHINESE JADEITE PLAQUES AND TWO CHINESE JADE PENDANTS
    20TH CENTURY
    The jadeite plaques delicately incised with a peacock, a blossoming lotus and Chinese characters; the two jade pendants similary carved as the double characters shuangxi surmounted by a butterfly, the stone of an even pale celadon tone
    3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long (5)

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