Lot 99
Six jade and amethyst Buckles, Plaques and Brooches China, Ming Dynasty and later(6)
10 April 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,800 inc. premium
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China, Ming Dynasty and later
China, Ming Dynasty and later
comprising two pale green and grey jade plaques carved with writhing dragons mounted within gilt bronze buckles, the first with relief decoration of a wan symbol flanked by bats amidst cloud scrolls with a pierced foliate reverse, the second incised with foliate blossoms; a pierced pale green jade flower ornament; a pale green and russet jade pendant, carved with a boy framed by an oval border with the Twelve Cyclical Stems and the Eight Triagrams, surmounted by a dragon finial; a pierced pale green jade pendant in the form of two butterflies; and an amethyst coiled dragon plaque mounted within a gilt bronze brooch with a twist-rope frame.
8.2 cm. diam. max.(6)
8.2 cm. diam. max.(6)