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Lot 84
Three jade figural carvings 18th century
13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £21,600 inc. premium
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18th century
Comprising a white and russet jade carving of a smiling boy patting a cat and holding a fly whisk behind his shoulders, the stone of white tone and the russet areas cleverly used to denote the back and lower section, 3.7cm (1½in) high; a pale green jade carving of Liuhai and the three-legged Toad, the Immortal pulling a ribboned double gourd tied with a string of cash, a musical stone and a ruyi sceptre, the stone of an even greenish-white tone with small russet area used to denote the ribbons and ruyi-head, wood stand, 3.4cm (1⅜in) high; and a pale green jade carving of a large drum flanked by a dignitary riding a horse over cloud scrolls and an attendant, both holding drumsticks, the stone of greenish tone with minor russet inclusions.
6.6cm (2⅝in) wide (4).
Comprising a white and russet jade carving of a smiling boy patting a cat and holding a fly whisk behind his shoulders, the stone of white tone and the russet areas cleverly used to denote the back and lower section, 3.7cm (1½in) high; a pale green jade carving of Liuhai and the three-legged Toad, the Immortal pulling a ribboned double gourd tied with a string of cash, a musical stone and a ruyi sceptre, the stone of an even greenish-white tone with small russet area used to denote the ribbons and ruyi-head, wood stand, 3.4cm (1⅜in) high; and a pale green jade carving of a large drum flanked by a dignitary riding a horse over cloud scrolls and an attendant, both holding drumsticks, the stone of greenish tone with minor russet inclusions.
6.6cm (2⅝in) wide (4).
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Provenance: an English private collection, collection nos.16, 18 and 24














