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A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY Carved with taotie masks and loose rings, the cover with a lion dog finial, 19.5cm. (2)

A CHINESE JADE DING AND A JADE GU MING AND QING DYNASTIES The ding with tall angled handles, key fret and taotie mask motifs to the body, raised on tall cylindrical legs, the gu with a rectangular-section body with flanges, taotie masks, lappets and key fret, each with a wood stand, 21cm. (4) Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jade Ware (II), pp.226-227, no.180 for a closely related gu.

A CHINESE YELLOW JADE OVAL 'ZI GANG' PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in shallow relief with a hermit and his assistant on a mountain path by a tree, with a pavilion in the clouds in the background, the reverse with a poem, 5.4cm.

A CHINESE YELLOW JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a mythical aquatic beast with a dragon head and fish fins, ridden by a small boy holding a ruyi sceptre, 6.5cm.

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'CHICKEN' PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER The stylised bird carved with wings held close to the body, the legs tucked neatly under the body and a hole for suspension through the back, 8.5cm.

A PAIR OF CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BELT PLAQUES QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved with a woven pattern in shallow relief with archaistic scrolls to one end and C-shaped loops to the other, 6.8cm. (2)

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in shallow relief with two panels, one circular with a figure in a pavilion, the other rectangular with an Immortal in a raft passing a pagoda, both surrounded with a border of fish-like creatures, 4.2cm. (2)

A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE OVAL BELT BUCKLE 19TH CENTURY Carved with a stylised mythical beast, the reverse with hooks carved as a dragon's head and a yin-yang symbol, 6.5cm.

TWO CHINESE JADE SEALS AND A PENDANT (PLEASE NOTE ONE OF THE SEALS IS HARDSTONE AND NOT JADE )QING DYNASTY One seal with a chilong surmount, the other trapezoidal, each carved with characters to the faces which read zheng qi yi bu mo qi li, ming qi dao bu ji qigong and chuang jing jiao zi, the white jade pendant carved with characters and stylised mythical beasts, 8.5cm. (3)

THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY One a carving of two cats and a dragonfly, one a small pouring vessel, the third of a lock, 8cm. (3)

TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY One carved in the form of a double xi character, the other as a shou character entangled in scrolling foliage with two bats and a peach to the corners, each suspended from an elaborate reticulated wood stand, 20cm. (2)

TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One carved as a feitian, a celestial being entangled in ribbons and holding a jewel, the other as a squirrel on a bunch of grapes, 9cm. (2)

A CHINESE CELADON JADE MOUNTAIN QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved with two figures in a sampan, another beneath a pine tree and a boy with a recumbent buffalo in a rocky outcrop, the stone with brown details and a bird picked out in black, 17cm.

A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BOWL QING DYNASTY OR LATER With a compressed circular body with two dragons chasing a sacred jewel in high relief and a spiralling band around the rim, 13.5cm.

THREE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a belt hook with a dragon's head and a chilong in high relief to the body, a reticulated plaque carved with a hunter riding a mythical beast mounted on a wood stand as a miniature table screen, and a small Buddhist figure with a stand, 12.5cm. (5)

A CHINESE INLAID LACQUER PANEL LATE QING/REPUBLIC PERIOD Set with jade, wood, ivory, coral and various hardstones, and decorated with the two Immortals Zhang Guo Lao and Cao Guo Jiu, in a landscape beneath a flying phoenix and a four character inscription which reads ling feng cheng xiang, 133.3cm x 63.3cm. Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal, purchased in the 1960s and '70s.

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER The caparisoned pachyderm with his head turned to sinister with two monkeys on his back, 6cm.

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY Carved with a sinuous chilong gnawing its own tail, 5.7cm.

A SMALL CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO BADGERS QING DYNASTY Head to tail, carved in fine detail, 4cm.

A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC GREY JADE AO PENDANT MING DYNASTY With the horned head of a dragon, his legs held close to the body, the shell of a tortoise and with a long trifurcated tail curling onto its back, 5cm. Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65. Cf. J Ayers, A Jade Menagerie, Creatures real and Imaginary from the Worrell Collection, pp.26-27 and 68, no.9 for a similar carving of a dragon-headed tortoise. Also see Bluett & Son Ltd., Dr Newton's Zoo, p.37, no.70 for a related carving of a similar creature.

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE TWO-HANDLED CUP QING DYNASTY The U-shaped bowl carved with studs and a central stylised shou character in relief to each side, all raised on a short foot, the stone with minor russet-brown striations, together with a wood stand, 10.7cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE SEALS QING DYNASTY The larger uncut, carved as a bamboo section, the smaller as a boy with a gourd, the base in the form of an artemisia leaf, 5.3cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

FIVE CHINESE JADE SEALS MING/QING DYNASTY Two circular with feline creatures carved to the tops, one square with a chilong finial, two rectangular-section with U-shaped handles, 5.4cm. (5) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS 18TH/19TH CENTURY One carved as a pair of chilong entangled in a spray of lingzhi, the other as Liu Hai climbing a gigantic gourd, with his toad to the reverse, 5.8cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

TWO SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SEALS QING DYNASTY One oval, the other rectangular-section, with a spray of berries and lingzhi carved to one side, each with a mythical beast finial, 4.7cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

FOUR SMALL CHINESE WHITE JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS QING DYNASTY One carved as two catfish entangled in a spray of lingzhi, another a small monkey with a peach, a third of a mythical beast with a lingzhi in its mouth and the fourth as a bird perched on a fruiting branch, 6cm. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65. Cf. M Knight, H Li, T T Bartholomew, Later Chinese Jades, p.272, no.296 for a similar carving of two catfish in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Also see A Forsyth and B McElney, Jades from China, p.395, no.324 for a carving of a bird with peach spray from the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, England.

FOUR CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY One carved as two catfish, another as a group of mushrooms and a butterfly, a third as a peach issuing from a leafy stem and the fourth as a pair of peaches and a bat, 9cm. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

FOUR CHINESE WHITE JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS QING DYNASTY One the Fu Lu Shou of a deer with a spray of peach in its mouth and a bat on its back, one of a mythical beast with a leafy stem in its mouth, another of two badgers fighting over a lingzhi, the fourth of a duck, two with wood stands, 5cm. (6) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65. Cf. M Wilson, Chinese Jades, pp.28-29, no.24 for a related carving of a duck in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

FOUR CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE FIGURES QING DYNASTY One carved as Liu Hai with his three-legged toad, another as a boy with a goose, a third, a plaque of a sage with a fan and the fourth of a boy with a hobby horse with a wood stand, 6cm. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

FIFTEEN CHINESE JADE CARVINGS MING AND QING DYNASTIES Comprising: four bi discs, one with a wood stand, six pendants, two archer's rings, a belt hook, a heng, and a small cup, 10.3cm. (16) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a hair pin carved with a shou character and spiraling motifs, a snuff bottle with calligraphy and a coral stopper and an archer's ring carved with cash in relief, 17.5cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

FIVE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS MING/QING DYNASTY Comprising: a small vase and cover with a lion dog finial, a sinuous dragon, an oval plaque and two bi discs, one decorated with studs, scrolls and key fret, the other with three chilong to one side and spiral studs to the reverse, each with a wood stand, 13cm. (11) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

ELEVEN CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUES QING DYNASTY Comprising: an oval plaque with Li Bai and an attendant, with calligraphy to the reverse, others as an axe head, a lock, a bi disc, a belt hook, a cicada, a dragon, a butterfly, a cross-section of a lotus stem, another of two coins and one of two confronting archaistic dragons, 8cm. (11) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

A COLLECTION OF CHINESE WHITE JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY Including belt buckles, pendants and interlinked rings, 4.1cm. (20) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65. Cf. C Y Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, p.107, no.92 for a pair of similar ornaments.

A COLLECTION OF NINE SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a circular carving of Buddhai He Shang, a stylised dragon, three cats, a fish with a lotus spray in its mouth, a butterfly with a cicada to the reverse and a grasshopper pupa, 6cm. (9) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BELT HOOKS QING DYNASTY Each carved with a dragon head and a chilong to the body, 11.5cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Surgeon Lieutenant George Giri, b.1923, purchased in Hong Kong 1962-65.

3rd millennium BC. A nephrite jade pi ceremonial flat-section ring. See Rawson, J. Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995. 94 grams, 73mm (3"). Property of a Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK collector; formerly in a Swiss collection; acquired Hong Kong in the 1980s. The exact purpose of these carefully made jade rings has never been established. They occur singly in wealthy burials, from the period of the Hongshan culture, about 3800 BC, where they are usually placed prominently on the stomach or chest. [No Reserve] Fine condition.

A cloisonne baluster jar, enamelled with birds against a green ground, 10in. - some damage, a reproduction Chinese porcelain baluster vase painted with figures and script, 12in., carved jade figure and two jade rings

A pair of Chinese carved jade style hardstone Birds of Paradise on stands, 20th century, 6in. (15.2cm.) long. (2)

A MONUMENTAL CHINESE JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, NEOLITHIC STYLE OF THE LONGSHAN OR ERLITOU CULTURES, the slightly flared rectangular blade with a rounded end and a single circular hole, the dark olive green stone with areas of creamy mottling with dark honey coloured striations, the stone with a soft lustrous polish but with areas along the edges chipped to expose the rough stone, 40.5cm long x 19.5cm wide (maximum) and 1.5cm deep, on a patinated bronze stand

A Chinese jade carving of Budai and two hardstone carvings

Two Chinese jade cicadas

A pair of Chinese gold and jade cufflinks. Weight approx 4.3g

A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a recumbent goat or ram with its head turned back holding a branch of lingzhi fungus in its mouth, length 6cm

A Chinese Celadon jade rectangular panel depicting two playful cranes or He with their wings spread against a pierced and carved ground, mottled russet brown and black inclusions, width 9.5cm x height 8cm

A Chinese celadon jade pendant, finely carved in shallow relief with a three rats below a ying and yang symbol encircled by a carving of swirling light, the reverse with four character seal mark surmounted by twin zoomorphic scrolls and with scroll apron, length 5.5cm

A Chinese celadon jade pendant or plaque, finely carved in shallow relief with a fruiting branch of peach blossom, the reverse with four character seal mark surmounted by twin zoomorphic scrolls, length 6.5cm

Chinese carved jade elephant figure on fitted carved wood stand. Height 11cm approx. (total).

Antique Chinese jade & silver bowl jade bowl, with embossed silver foot. Possibly of Tibetan origin. Height 4cm approx Diameter 7.5cm approx.

Chinese orange agate snuff bottle engraved to one side with prunus blossom, height 4.4cm (NOW WITH SILVER MOUNTED GREEN JADE STOPPER WITH SPOON)

Chinese wooden jade table cabinet.

A good Chinese jade inset carved and pierced hardwood cover, the jade pierced with auspicious objects, the jade 7.5cm diameter, aperture of cover 9.3cm.

A mixed lot of oriental items, to include: a Chinese Canton famille rose bowl, 15cm diameter; a Chinese blue and white bottle vase, with white metal rim, 12.5cm high; a blue and white pap boat; a small Buddha; a standing boy; three jade carvings; and another. (9)

A set of twelve Chinese carved and pierced celadon jade rectangular panels, each decorated with animals and foliage, 15.5 x 10.5cm.

Carved hard stone possibly Jade Chinese brooch in white metal mounts with folding clasp to the reverse

A GOOD EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE SILVER & JADE OVAL BOX BY LUENWO OF SHANGHAI, the fruit form jade cover carved in relief with leafage and a butterfly, the silver box with two confronting dragon in relief divided by an engraved monogram cartouche, the base with an impressed character mark and 'LUENWO', 6.2in wide x 4.25in x 3.4in high.

A CHINESE CARVED GREEN JADE BANGLE.

A CHINESE INLAID JADE AND GOLD DOG OF FO. 3ins long.

*Chinese Sword. Ancient Chinese sword hilt, retaining only 8cm of the blade, with Archaic jade crossguard engraved with a Taotie mask and elongated grip with pierced circular terminal, 29.5cm long overall (1)

A Chinese pale orange agate snuff bottle of flat ovoid form decorated with formation of auspicious character marks to each side and with mask and ring handles, with pale green jade stopper and ivory spatula, height 8cm.Purchased at Sotheby's Chester in 1981. CONDITION REPORT: Good condition, this does not come with and receipts or paperwork.