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A pale green jade 'double-gourd' group
18th/19th century

11 November 2010, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £8,640 inc. premium

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A pale green jade 'double-gourd' group

18th/19th century
Intricately carved as two double gourds suspended from a gnarled branch with large veined leaves, with two butterflies resting on one of the gourds, the stone of pale green tone with minor russet streaks, wood stand, box.
8.4cm (3¼in) high (3).

Footnotes

Provenance: the Collection of Lieutenant Colonel Gladwyn and Mrs R. Gladwyn
Purchased on 23 August 1955 from Jade House, Hong Kong, for HK$45.

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