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Click here to subscribeFive jade carvingsIncluding a pendant carved as a double-gourd issuing from a leafy stem; the second a pendant of a pair of melons issuing from a stem; the third a pendant shaped as a group of three melons; the fourth a pendant of a bat on an oversized leaf; the fifth a pendant with clasp carved as intertwining lotus root. 3in (7.6cm) length of fifth and longest (5).
A jade-mounted brass oval box19th centurySurmounted by a convex ovoid jade plaque intricately reticulated as a phoenix enmeshed in swirling tendrils of smoke and leafy lingzhi, the stone of whitish color displaying isolated faint patches of russet; the hinged tall box chased in similar patterns of peach vines.4 3/8in (11cm) length of box4in (10.2cm) length of jade
A small jade-mounted brass boxLate Qing/Republic periodThe box of rectangular shape with cusped corners and the walls chased in the emblems of the Eight Immortals; the hinged top inset with a conforming jade plaque of thin section and cloudy white hue, carved in raised relief with shou medallion bosses.3in (7.6cm) wide
Four jade carvingsQing dynastyThe first worked as a lotus pod and leaf with line-incised details, the pale green matrix with white inclusions; the second a figure of a monkey clambering up the sides of a peach, the stone a grey-green hue with russet inclusions; the third a lingzhi fungus and leaf, the stone of even pale hue with some inclusions; the fourth of pale green hue and russet inclusions, shaped as a gourd with leafy stems. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) length of lotus pod and leaf carving (4).
FOUR JADE PENDANTSQing dynastyThe first a pale hued plaque with black inclusions carved in the form of a flattened bell framed between two dragons; the second a greyish-green rectangular plaque carved with openwork flowers and lingzhi fungus issuing from bamboo; the third a square sectioned plaque carved in low-relief depicting a mythical beast and stylized four-character inscription to recto, the stone of yellow and white hue with brown inclusions; the fourth in the form an archaic axe-head surmounted by a recumbent beast; the stone of pale green hue with orange inclusions. 2 1/2in (6.3cm) height of first and tallest (4).
Three jade decorationsQing DynastyIncluding two circular plaques with raised c-scroll patterns reversed by raised circular bosses, one of grayish white hue and one of yellowish hue; the third a reticulated circular plaque incised in scroll patterns enclosing a separately carved central medallion. 2 to 2 1/8in (5 to 5.4cm) diameter (3).
A large Mongolian stone mounted censerOf repoussé and chased silvered metal, inset with turquoise, coral and simulation cabochons, with a jade finial, inset jade panels, and jade support columns and balustrades, the entire vessel supported by lion feet. 27 1/2in (69.5cm) high (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y
A quantity of jewellery including a pair of butterfly wing earrings by Thomas Mott, together with two pairs of 9ct gold earrings, a 9ct gold necklace with diamante pear shaped pendant, a Chinese yellow metal and jade coloured pendant stamped '9k', 18ct gold plated pendant with a central sapphire coloured stone surrounded by clear stones, pair of opal earrings, and a pair of marcasite heart shaped earrings etc.
Carved jade brooch, with birds and floral motif, pin and trombone clip fitting, testing as 9 ct, 9.5 x 3.1cm and a similar carved floral Carnelian brooch pendant, mounted in 9 ct, 5.4 x 3cm. CONDITION9 ct gross weight 36.4 gramssizes in description are measurements of brooches as a whole item including metal bar and settingsJade carved panel measuring approximately 5.3 x1.3 cmcarnelian carved panel measuring approximately 5.4 x 3cm
Two carved snuff bottles20th centuryThe first converted from a jade carving of a Buddha's hand citron, its side decorated with another citron issuing from a leafy branch, the matrix of grayish-white and russet coloration; the second a hardstone bottle carved overall with a woven basket-work, the off-white matrix displaying a pale natural fissure line.2 7/8 and 2 1/2in (7.4 and 5.4cm) high (2).
A white jade 'double-gourd' snuff bottle20th centuryVery well-hollowed, the double-gourd form bottle carved through the russet skin in the stone on both main sides with conforming gourd-shaped panels, one framing additional double-gourds and butterflies, the other enclosing a bat suspending an endless knot from its mouth.2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
TWO BLACK AND CELADON JADE 'MONKEY AND SACK' SNUFF BOTTLES1800-1920Each similarly carved as a sack tied at its neck with a ribbon over a blossoming stalk, a large wasp resting on one side and a monkey climbing up towards the cloth lined sack opening; the first of black and celadon jade with opaque white inclusions enhanced with russet, the second of pale celadon with some black inclusions. 3in (7.6cm) high, the taller (2).
A PALE CELADON JADE 'DEER AND CRANE' SNUFF BOTTLE19th centuryOf flat baluster form, the waisted neck incised with key fret and lappets below the mouth, flanked by scrolled handles, each side carved with a quatrefoil panel, one side enclosing a pair of deer beside bamboo and a pine tree, the other side carved with a crane carrying a tally flying above a mansion rising from the sea with a pine tree in the foreground, the stopper en suite, the translucent stone with a refined polish and minor cloudy inclusions. 2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
A carved white jade snuff bottleLate 19th/20th centuryWell-hollowed, the ovoid bottle supported by a recessed foot, rising to a waisted neck, flat lip, the side walls carved meticulously with a figure seated in a gazebo looking out at other figures engaged in fishing and other activities within a continuous waterscape.2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
Two jade snuff bottlesMelon-form bottle: late Qing/Republic periodThe first a melon-form bottle decorated with large leaves and scrolling tendrils above a bee, the white matrix cast with icy patches; the second a tapering bottle rising to a waisted neck, flat lip, carved with two bats hovering around a pine tree, the greenish-white jade marked with russet spots.2 and 2 3/8in (5.1 and 6cm) high (2).
A russet jade 'chilong' snuff bottleLate 18th/19th centuryWell-hollowed, of sharp-edged spade outline, with a recessed flat foot, each main side carved in low relief with a pair of stylized dragons enclosing a shou character; the matrix with mixed russet veins and a gray patch to one of the narrow sides.2 1/8in (5.3cm) high
A white jade 'mallow flower' snuff bottle20th centuryCarved in the outline of a mallow blossom, each broad side presented as an open bloom with six curled petals radiating from a circular flower heart, surmounted by a short tubular neck with a recessed lip, the stone of an even white color.2 1/4in (5.6cm) high
Four carved jade snuff bottlesThe first a well-hollowed double-gourd bottle with recessed lip and foot, the upper lobe flanked with a pair of raised bats; the second carved as a cricket, its head serving as the stopper; the third a white and russet boulder-form bottle, the side walls decorated with a tiger under an overhanging tree branch issuing from a hillside, the reverse inscribed with the characters Jinggang Shan; the last carved as a three-legged toad, the black and white matrix displaying russet markings.2 to 2 7/8in (5.1 to 7.3cm) high (4).
Four jade snuff bottles19th century and laterAll well-hollowed; the first a spade-form jadeite bottle, the matrix of mottled gray and green coloration; the second a thin-edged white and russet nephrite bottle, each main face inscribed with two lines of a poem framed by incised scrolling borders; the third bottle presented in the shape of an axe, one side carved with a scholar sitting under palm trees, the incised details heightened in black; the last a globular spinach jade bottle, its side walls carved in high relief with squirrels amidst fruiting grapevines. 2 1/8 to 2 3/4in (5.3 to 7cm) high (4).
Five white glass snuff bottles19th to 20th centuryIncluding two semi-translucent bottles, imitating white jade, one carved as Liu Hai and his toad, the other carved with double-gourds hanging from a woody branch suspending leafy tendrils; the third a leaf-shaped bottle with incised leiwen pattern; the fourth decorated with a tree silhouette in black to the front and back; the last lightly incised with a lone fisherman and inscriptions, and the incised details heightened in black, with two red seal marks,2 1/4 to 2 7/8in (5.8 to 7.3cm) high (5).
Two rock crystal snuff bottlesThe first a slightly tapering rectangular bottle, one side utilizing the layer of brown skin in the stone, carved with an inscription reading yipian bingxin zai yuhu (a heart as pure as ice in a jade pot) and two seal marks; the second carved as a boy clinging over the shoulders of a bearded man.2in (5.1cm) height of each (2).
Three jade snuff bottles20th centuryThe first carved as a boy crouching atop a melon and holding a leafy scroll; the second a well-hollowed square-form bottle standing on a stepped foot, with a raised panel on each side; the third of ovoid profile supported on a slightly protruding circular foot.1 5/8 to 2 1/8in (4.1 to 5.3cm) high (3).
Three carved jade snuff bottlesThe first a well-hollowed grayish-white bottle, each broad side with a conforming reserve framing a sinuous dragon; the second a pebble-form bottle carved as a monk holding a string of rosary beads, the natural russet skin in the stone used for his long robe; the third a flattened spherical bottle carved with a sage and his attendant standing on a precipitous cliff above an auspicious deer running in the valley of a mountainous landscape, the reverse with a poetic inscription next to a carved seal mark reading zhenwan (precious trinket). 2 1/8 to 2 7/8in (5.4 to 7.3cm) high (3).
Three russet jade snuff bottlesLate 19th/20th centuryEach well-hollowed; the first with gently sloping shoulders, the matrix of pale gray and russet shade, one side carved with a pleasant scene depicting a boy standing next to an egret in front of a water fall, with another egret in flight nearby; the second a plain tapering ovoid bottle executed from a grayish-green and dark brown matrix; the third an ovoid bottle with dark brown patches, the side walls carved with auspicious rams and a deer in a craggy hillside near a dual-roofed gazebo.2 to 2 1/2in (51. to 6.4cm) high (3).
A FINELY CARVED 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE 'MARRIAGE' BOWLQianlongWell carved with straight sides rising from a flat well, carved in low relief with a roundel featuring two ripe melons growing from leafy vines, flanked by a pair of loop handles suspending loose rings, surmounted by pierced butterflies at the rim, the exterior carved with archaistic S-scrolls, all supported on four tab feet, the opaque white stone with dark streaks and russet splashes, wood stand. 7 1/2in (19.2cm) across (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y
A group of three carved jade decorationsThe first an irregularly rectangular plaque carved in raised relief on one side to depict a waterfowl and water plants and reversed by an inscription reading yi lu taiping, the stone of whitish color; the second a thinly sectioned double gourd shaped pendant carved from stone of grayish white color reversed by a russet skin; the third a tubular feather holder of similarly gray color surrounded by a flat russet edge.2 3/4in (7cm) length of longest (the third) (3).
A carved jade brush rest18th/19th centuryThe thinly sectioned stone carved to all surfaces as a craggy multi-peaked mountain, the three-dimensional quality of the carving enhanced by a natural fissure descending through one side edge of the stone above raised-relief lingzhi and water plants blooming on verso and recto respectively; the stone of watery celadon hue marked in patches of icy inclusions and subtle traces of russet 'skin.' 3 5/8in (9.1cm) long
Two jade carvings of baby boysQing dynastyThe first of pale greenish-white hue, depicting a little boy tugging at the ribbons attached to an embroidered ball as they lay upon an artemisia leaf; the second of off-white jade, depicting a baby boy standing with an undercut peach branch slung over his shoulders.2in (5cm) length across boy on artemisia leaf (2).
Three jade circular plaques undercut with movable roundelsLate Qing/Republic periodThe first of thick section, the outer ring of raised C-scrolls joined by spacers to an inner ring engraved with the Eight Trigrams and enclosing the cinquefoil roundel centered with a taiji symbol; the second engraved with double lozenges on the outside edge and raised bosses and C-scrolls on the face of a wide ring enclosing an intricately worked movable roundel of eight ruyi stems; the third with an intertwined rope border surrounding a bi-disc with engraved line patterns enclosing a cinquefoil roundel.2 3/16 to 2in (5.6 to 5cm) diam.
A white jade carving of a squirrel on grapesQing dynastyOf pyramidal shape and fairly thin section, the squirrel depicted scampering across a cluster of grapes on one side and reversed by a large grape leaf on the other, the milky-white stone showing some faint brown-stained natural fissure lines across the top. 2 1/2in (6.5cm) long
Two jade carvings and a carnelian toggleThe largest a pale green jade pebble carved as a young boy climbing onto a recumbent water buffalo, the stone with natural surface fissures; the second an off-white jade pendant of a goldfish nibbling on a water plant with a drill hole at the mouth, a russet vein in the matrix filling the wide, curving tail; the third a mottled carnelian pendant of a pea pod hanging from a leafy vine.2 1/4in (5.7cm) length across water buffalo (3).
Two white jade double-gourd togglesQing dynastyThe larger of irregular bulbous shape, deeply undercut and hollowed as two bats hovering amid gourds hanging on a leafy vine, the remains of pebble's russet 'skin' preserved on one large leaf at the base of the otherwise milky-white stone; the smaller of flattened oval profile carved in high relief with gourds hanging under a curled leaf on one side and reversed by one large leaf using the pale russet 'skin' of the original pebble.2 1/8 and 1 7/8in (5.5 and 4.6cm) long (2).
A white jade pendant plaque of coiled dragonsQing dynastyOf thin section and oval contour, carefully worked and deeply undercut as a sinuous dragon curling upwards to support on its head and haunches a young dragon that forms a suspension loop at the top, the off-white stone subtly polished and showing some tiny russet patches on one side. 2 7/8in (7.4cm) long
Three jade 'fruit' togglesThe first depicting a bee resting on two pomegranates growing from a common stalk, a russet patch in the pale greenish-white stone left on the top of one pomegranate fruit; the second of flattened gourd shape and off-white hue enveloped by a curling dragon; the third depicting a moth hovering on a flattened melon hanging from a deeply undercut leafy vine, the gray-green stone showing opaque straw colored inclusions.1 3/4in (4.3cm) length across pomegranates (3).
Two white jade pendantsEach thinly sectioned: the first of two pea pods hanging from a common leafy stem, finished on both sides in low relief with deep undercutting; the second of a flowering lotus plant, one side filled with a flower and a curled leaf and reversed by another large leaf beneath a small leaf toward the top that shows pale yellow staining. 2 1/2 and 1 3/4in (6.5 and 4.6cm) long (2).
A carved jade bowlRepublic periodThe slightly flared rim surmounting the thinly sectioned sides incised in a continuous tableau of gnarled plants blooming from a rocky outcropping ingeniously tracing an irregularly horizontal natural fissure within the otherwise mottled icy gray green colored stone. 5 3/8in (13.6cm) diam.
A white jade brush washer19th centuryThe naturally formed shallow vessel enmeshed with delicately undercut woody branches bearing pleasing flowering plum blossoms, portions of the thin branches extended to the underside of the vessel serving as the foot, further decorated with two lively magpies, one perching on a branch, and the other on the edge of the vessel; the attractive white matrix marked with cloud-like inclusions and a small russet patch.5in (12.7cm) long
A white jade carving of two catfishQing dynastyOf circular form and thin section, carefully worked as two carp heads facing one another amid undercut lingzhi fungus branches and reversed by their fan-shaped tail fins at the center, the stone of fairly uniform off-white hue polished to a soft luster.1 7/8in (4.8cm) diameter
Two jade pendantsThe first of circular shape, pale greenish-white hue, and undercut with facing dragons and a bat surrounding a bi-disc delicately incised on both sides with linear scrolls; the second of thinly sectioned ovoid form, delicately worked as peaches on a leafy branch, the leaves utilizing golden-brown patches in the off-white matrix, now attached with silk cord to a single coral bead and tiny seed pearl collars.2 1/8 and 2in (5.4 and 5.1cm) long (2).
A pair of spinach jade 'double-gourd' wall hangings inlaid with white jade plaquesLate Qing/Republic PeriodIdentically designed, each inlaid with two circular white jade plaques, carved in relief with the two characters daji, mounted to a well-fitted hardwood backing with a lingzhi-form top drilled for hanging, and supported by a wood stand with an undercut lotus blossom and scrolling leaves.8in (20.3cm) height of spinach jade double-gourd10 3/4in (27.3cm) overall height including wood mount (4).
A carved jade bi disc in a gilt metal mountThe jade, Late Qing/Republic periodThe visible side of the thinly sectioned green-gray disc carved with C-scrolls in raised relief; now mounted to a gilt backing and held in place by a gilt button displaying the prunus emblem of the Republic of China and a gilt loop soldered to the reverse. 2 1/4in (5.6cm) diam.
Three jade plaquesLate Qing/Republic periodIncluding two circular bi discs each with a mobile central flower-head: one designed as a wheel with two concentric bands decorated with subtly raised scroll patterns, the other with a wide circular band carved with symmetrically arranged scrolls and bosses and enclosed by four openwork animals; the third a stylized plaque topped by a large bat holding a coin in its mouth.2 1/2in (6.4cm) diam. of largest (3).
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