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Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts & Asian Arts

Session: Asian Art

Sydney
27 May 2012, session starting at 10:00 EST
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A Chinese table screen 19th century
Sold for AU$ 33,600 inc. premium
A Chinese table screen 19th century
A pale green jade incense burner with wooden lid 20th century
Sold for AU$ 19,200 inc. premium
A pale green jade incense burner with wooden lid 20th century
A Chinese Ming blue and white jar 17th/ 18th century
Sold for AU$ 19,200 inc. premium
A Chinese Ming blue and white jar 17th/ 18th century
A Chinese bronze footed censer, fang pan
Sold for AU$ 16,800 inc. premium
A Chinese bronze footed censer, fang pan

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A tea-dust glaze plate with Indian lotus patterns 19th/ 20th century
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A tea-dust glaze plate with Indian lotus patterns 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
US$ 2,900 - 4,800
A Chinese flambé-glazed tripod censer 19th century
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A Chinese flambé-glazed tripod censer 19th century
Sold for AU$ 1,140 inc. premium
A double gourd shaped vase with bat decoration 20th century
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A double gourd shaped vase with bat decoration 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,800 - 2,500
£1,200 - 1,600
US$ 1,700 - 2,400
A crackle glaze celadon bowl 19th/ 20th century
amended
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A crackle glaze celadon bowl Possibly Yuan/ Ming Dynasty
Estimate:
AU$ 1,000 - 1,500
£640 - 960
US$ 970 - 1,500
A small pear-shaped vase 19th/ 20th century
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A small pear-shaped jun-glaze vase Possibly Jin (1115-1234)/ Yuan (1271-1368) Dynasty
Sold for AU$ 1,920 inc. premium
A clay double-walled jar with lid 20th century
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A clay double-walled jar with lid 20th century
Sold for AU$ 960 inc. premium
A Chinese quatrefoil flambé vase 18th/ 19th century
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A Chinese quatrefoil flambé vase 18th/ 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 1,900 - 2,900
A blue-power ground 'pheasant' bowl 20th century
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A blue-power ground 'pheasant' bowl 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A finely carved celadon glaze (douqing) dish 18th/ 19th century
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A finely carved celadon glaze (douqing) dish 18th/ 19th century
Sold for AU$ 10,200 inc. premium
A quatrefoil blanc-de-chine wine cup 18th/ 19th century
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A quatrefoil blanc-de-chine wine cup 18th/ 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 500 - 800
£320 - 510
US$ 480 - 780
A fine blanc de chine vase 18th century, possibly Kangxi
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A fine blanc de chine vase 18th century, possibly Kangxi
Estimate:
AU$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
US$ 2,900 - 4,800
A Chinese Ming blue and white jar 17th/ 18th century
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A Chinese Ming blue and white jar 17th/ 18th century
Sold for AU$ 19,200 inc. premium
Two exportware blue and white bowls
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Two exportware blue and white bowls
Sold for AU$ 300 inc. premium
A blue and white vase and four plates 18th/ 19th century
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A blue and white vase and four plates 18th/ 19th century
Sold for AU$ 1,800 inc. premium
A blue and white 'lotus' bowl 20th century
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A blue and white 'lotus' bowl 20th century
Sold for AU$ 960 inc. premium
A Chinese blue and white vase 19th/ 20th century
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A Chinese blue and white vase 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 750 - 1,000
£480 - 640
US$ 730 - 970
A blue and white ceramic brushpot 19th century
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A blue and white ceramic brushpot 19th century
Sold for AU$ 1,800 inc. premium
A hexagonal blue and white vase 18th/ 19th century
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A hexagonal blue and white vase 18th/ 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 1,900 - 2,900
Twelve shipwreck plates 17th - 19th century
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Twelve shipwreck plates 17th - 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A blue and white cylindrical incense burner Inscribed Guangxu and of the period
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A blue and white cylindrical incense burner Inscribed Guangxu and of the period
Sold for AU$ 2,400 inc. premium
A Collection of Eight Rare Ceramic Shards Of various periods
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A Collection of Eight Rare Ceramic Shards Of various periods
Estimate:
AU$ 3,000 - 4,000
£1,900 - 2,600
US$ 2,900 - 3,900
A pair of figural roof tiles Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
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A pair of figural roof tiles Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
Sold for AU$ 15,000 inc. premium
A Chinese blue and white jar-poss 18th/ 19th century
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A Chinese blue and white jar-poss 18th/ 19th century
Sold for AU$ 1,920 inc. premium
A pair of blue and white bowls and covers late 19th/ 20th century
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A pair of blue and white bowls and covers late 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A large blue-and-white plate Late Qing or Republic Period
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A large blue-and-white plate Late Qing or Republic Period
Sold for AU$ 1,200 inc. premium
A Chinese blue and white jar 18/ 19th century
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A Chinese blue and white jar 18/ 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 1,900 - 2,900
A pair of blue and white bottle-shaped vases Ming or Transitional Period
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A pair of blue and white bottle-shaped vases Ming or Transitional Period
Sold for AU$ 1,440 inc. premium
A large Chinese blue and white plate 18th/ 19th century
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A large Chinese blue and white plate 18th/ 19th century
Sold for AU$ 1,920 inc. premium
A Chinese blue and white bottle shaped vase 18/ 19th century
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A Chinese blue and white bottle shaped vase 18/ 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 7,000 - 8,000
£4,500 - 5,100
US$ 6,800 - 7,800
A Chinese blue and white vase 19th century
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A Chinese blue and white vase 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,500 - 4,000
£1,600 - 2,600
US$ 2,400 - 3,900
A Chinese Exportware circular porcelain platter with polychrome decoration 18th century
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A Chinese Exportware circular porcelain platter with polychrome decoration 18th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A Chinese Exportware blue and white porcelain octagonal platter 18th/ 19th century
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A Chinese Exportware blue and white porcelain octagonal platter 18th/ 19th century
Sold for AU$ 1,560 inc. premium
A pair of blanc de chine cats Late Qing Dynasty
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A pair of blanc de chine cats Late Qing Dynasty
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A pair of Chinese porcelain jars and covers 19th century
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A pair of Chinese porcelain jars and covers 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
US$ 2,900 - 4,800
A South East Asian Kendi 17th/ 18th century
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A South East Asian Kendi 17th/ 18th century
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AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
An exportware famille rose tea pot and two tea cups Qianlong
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An exportware famille rose tea pot and two tea cups Qianlong
Sold for AU$ 1,080 inc. premium
An enamelled Chinese exportware plate 18th century Qianlong (1736 - 95)
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An enamelled Chinese exportware plate 18th century Qianlong (1736 - 95)
Estimate:
AU$ 1,000 - 1,200
£640 - 770
US$ 970 - 1,200
A Chinese famille verte exportware vase 18th/ 19th century
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A Chinese famille verte exportware vase 18th/ 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 1,900 - 2,900
An enamelled rectangular plaque of a scholar and a boy servant Possibly Republic period
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An enamelled rectangular plaque of a scholar and a boy servant Possibly Republic period
Sold for AU$ 1,800 inc. premium
An enamelled rectangular plaque of an old man carrying peaches Republic period
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An enamelled rectangular plaque of an old man carrying peaches Republic period
Sold for AU$ 1,800 inc. premium
A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of a fisherman Republic period, circa 1930
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A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of a fisherman Republic period, circa 1930
Sold for AU$ 1,800 inc. premium
An enamelled rectangular plaque of a beauty and a tiger Republic period
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An enamelled rectangular plaque of a beauty and a tiger Republic period
Sold for AU$ 2,640 inc. premium
An enamelled rectangular plaque of a scholar with a stone Attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), 20th century, possibly Republic period
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An enamelled rectangular plaque of a scholar with a stone Attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), 20th century, possibly Republic period
Sold for AU$ 1,440 inc. premium
A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of Bodhidharma crossing the Yangtze River Attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), Republic period
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A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of Bodhidharma crossing the Yangtze River Attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), Republic period
Sold for AU$ 14,400 inc. premium
A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of a monk enjoying a bucket of wine Attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), Republic period
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A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of a monk enjoying a bucket of wine Attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), Republic period
Sold for AU$ 15,600 inc. premium
A Cantonese famille rose vase 19th century
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A Cantonese famille rose vase 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A Chinese meiping vase 20th century
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A Chinese meiping vase 20th century
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AU$ 3,000 - 5,000
£1,900 - 3,200
US$ 2,900 - 4,800
A Chinese famille rose vase Late Qing or Republic
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A Chinese famille rose vase Late Qing or Republic
Sold for AU$ 1,680 inc. premium
A famille rose vase late 19th/ 20th century
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A famille rose vase late 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 400 - 600
£260 - 390
US$ 390 - 580
A large Cantonese floor vase early 20th century
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A large Cantonese floor vase early 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 3,900
US$ 3,900 - 5,800
A pair of famille rose vases Daoguang seal mark, Republic period
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A pair of famille rose vases Daoguang seal mark, Republic period
Sold for AU$ 3,360 inc. premium
A pear-shaped 'hundred deer' vase 20th century
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A pear-shaped 'hundred deer' vase 20th century
Sold for AU$ 2,160 inc. premium
A famille rose lotus bowl 19th/ 20th century
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A famille rose lotus bowl 19th/ 20th century
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AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A large Chinese blue and white fish bowl on a stand 19th/ 20th century
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A large Chinese blue and white fish bowl on a stand 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 4,800 inc. premium
A pair of enamelled 'fish' bowls Republic period
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A pair of enamelled 'fish' bowls Republic period
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A large pair of general jar circa 1900
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A large pair of general jar circa 1900
Sold for AU$ 6,000 inc. premium
A Chinese porcelain wine cup 19th century
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A Chinese porcelain wine cup 19th century
Sold for AU$ 7,800 inc. premium
A large orange-ground 'medallion' bowl 20th century
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A large orange-ground 'medallion' bowl 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,000 - 1,500
£640 - 960
US$ 970 - 1,500
A pair of bamboo incense dispensers 19th/ 20th century
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A pair of bamboo incense dispensers 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 800 - 1,200
£510 - 770
US$ 780 - 1,200
An ink stone fitted in wooden case 19th/ 20th century
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An ink stone fitted in wooden case 19th/ 20th century
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AU$ 1,000 - 1,500
£640 - 960
US$ 970 - 1,500
A Chinese finely carved bamboo brush pot 19th/ 20th century
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A Chinese finely carved bamboo brush pot 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 1,800 inc. premium
Two carved bamboo brush pots 20th century
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Two carved bamboo brush pots 20th century
Sold for AU$ 1,320 inc. premium
A Chinese carved inkstone and cover 20th century
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A Chinese carved inkstone and cover 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,000 - 1,500
£640 - 960
US$ 970 - 1,500
Two carved bamboo wrist-rests 19th/ 20th century
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Two carved bamboo wrist-rests 19th/ 20th century
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AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A zitan brush pot 19th/ 20th century
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A zitan brush pot 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 600 inc. premium
A hardwood brush pot 20th century
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A hardwood brush pot 20th century
Sold for AU$ 600 inc. premium
Two carved celadon jade of a lioness and a cub and of a child and ruyi 19th/ 20th century
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Two carved celadon jade of a lioness and a cub and of a child and ruyi 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,300 - 1,600
£830 - 1,000
US$ 1,300 - 1,600
A carved celadon jade pixiu 19th/ 20th century
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A carved celadon jade pixiu 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 500 - 800
£320 - 510
US$ 480 - 780
A Chinese celadon jade carved figure group 19th/ 20th century
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A Chinese celadon jade carved figure group 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 500 - 800
£320 - 510
US$ 480 - 780
A carved spinach jade buffalo 19th/ 20th century
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A carved spinach jade buffalo 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 700 - 1,000
£450 - 640
US$ 680 - 970
A white jade buckle Qing Dynasty
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A white jade buckle Qing Dynasty
Sold for AU$ 1,560 inc. premium
A white jade hair slide Qing Dynasty
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A white jade hair slide Qing Dynasty
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A Chinese Moghul style libation cup in pale celadon jade 18th century
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A Chinese Moghul style libation cup in pale celadon jade 18th century
Sold for AU$ 10,200 inc. premium
A Chinese pale celadon and black jade pendant carved as a stylised archaistic dragon Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
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A Chinese pale celadon and black jade pendant carved as a stylised archaistic dragon Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Sold for AU$ 4,200 inc. premium
A Chinese green and black jade pebble carved as a seated mythical beast Southern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th century
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A Chinese green and black jade pebble carved as a seated mythical beast Southern Song Dynasty, 10th-12th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 1,900
US$ 1,900 - 2,900
Two carved celadon jade of a lioness and a cub, and of bamboos 19th/ 20th century
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Two carved celadon jade of a lioness and a cub, and of bamboos 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 2,040 inc. premium
A Chinese celadon carving Possibly 19th century
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A Chinese celadon carving Possibly 19th century
Sold for AU$ 3,600 inc. premium
A carved 'dragon' jade ink pot 18th/ 19th century
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A carved 'dragon' jade ink pot 18th/ 19th century
Estimate:
AU$ 800 - 1,200
£510 - 770
US$ 780 - 1,200
A carved celadon jade of a lion and a eagle 19th/ 20th century
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A carved celadon jade of a lion and a eagle 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,000 - 1,200
£640 - 770
US$ 970 - 1,200
A carved celadon jade of pomegranates 19th/ 20th century
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A carved celadon jade of pomegranates 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,000 - 1,500
£640 - 960
US$ 970 - 1,500
A carved rectangular white jade plaque 20th century
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A carved rectangular white jade plaque 20th century
Sold for AU$ 1,080 inc. premium
A carved celadon jade plaque, bi 19th/ 20th century
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A carved celadon jade plaque, bi 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,500 - 3,500
£1,600 - 2,200
US$ 2,400 - 3,400
A collection of six carved jade and hardstone 20th century
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A collection of six carved jade and hardstone 20th century
Sold for AU$ 1,440 inc. premium
A carved jade vase 19th/ 20th century
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A carved jade vase 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 2,500 - 4,000
£1,600 - 2,600
US$ 2,400 - 3,900
A carved white jade of Maitreya Buddha and a child 19th/ 20th century
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A carved white jade of Maitreya Buddha and a child 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 4,200 inc. premium
Two pieces of carved Chinese jade 19th/ 20th century
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Two pieces of carved Chinese jade 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A Chinese celadon jade wine cup with handles Qing dynasty
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A Chinese celadon jade wine cup with handles Qing dynasty
Sold for AU$ 3,600 inc. premium
A carved jadeite bamboo 19th/ 20th century
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A carved jadeite bamboo 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 2,400 inc. premium
A carved jade snuff bottle 20th century
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A carved jade snuff bottle 20th century
Sold for AU$ 1,080 inc. premium
A pale green jade incense burner with wooden lid 20th century
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A pale green jade incense burner with wooden lid 20th century
Sold for AU$ 19,200 inc. premium
A carved spinach jade statue of eagles 20th century
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A carved spinach jade statue of eagles 20th century
Sold for AU$ 600 inc. premium
A Chinese table screen and stand 20th century
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A Chinese table screen and stand 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 3,000 - 4,000
£1,900 - 2,600
US$ 2,900 - 3,900
A carved dark celadon jade Mughal-style 'chrysanthemum' bowl 20th century
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A carved dark celadon jade Mughal-style 'chrysanthemum' bowl 20th century
Sold for AU$ 3,000 inc. premium
An unusual Chinese water dropper 19th/ 20th century
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An unusual Chinese water dropper 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 840 inc. premium
A set of three hardstone seals Late 19th/ 20th century
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A set of three hardstone seals Late 19th/ 20th century
Estimate:
AU$ 1,200 - 1,800
£770 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,700
A carved cinnabar lacquer (over wood) vase Late Qing or Republic
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A carved cinnabar lacquer (over wood) vase Late Qing or Republic
Sold for AU$ 1,200 inc. premium
An amber glass lobed octagonal bottle-shaped vase 18th century
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An amber glass lobed octagonal bottle-shaped vase 18th century
Sold for AU$ 11,400 inc. premium
A pair of horn wine cups 19th/ 20th century
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A pair of horn wine cups 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 1,440 inc. premium
A carved horn double gourd
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99Y
A carved horn double gourd
Estimate:
AU$ 3,500 - 5,000
£2,200 - 3,200
US$ 3,400 - 4,800
A horn wine cup 19th/ 20th century
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A horn wine cup 19th/ 20th century
Sold for AU$ 600 inc. premium
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