Sale 2339
New York
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16 - 17 September 2010
Price realised
USD 21,250
Estimate
TWO SMALL WHITE JADE CARVINGS 18TH CENTURY The first an openwork carving of lotus flowers and leaves, their undersides rendered in the russet skin of the stone; the second a belt hook in the form of a lingzhi branch, with two bats in flight amidst lingzhi heads and peaches carved in openwork along the narrow shaft 1 7/8 and 4¼ in. (4.8 and 10.8 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Openwork carving: Acquired in England, 1987. Belt hook: Grace Nicholson Collection, Pasadena, California, 1972.
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