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Acquired from Butterfields San Francisco in t he 60's
Acquired from Butterfields San Francisco in t he 60's
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A JADEITE 'MAGPIE ON PLUM TREE' VASE AND COVER
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Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) H: 18.5 cm |
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Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 216,000 - 323,000 27,600 - 41,300
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Sold Price
1,020,000 268,421 34,182
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Catalogue Note:
Carved as a flattened baluster vase raised on a rocky base from which grows a prunus tree carved in high relief and openwork on one side. Two Oriental magpie-robins facing each other on a flowering plum blossoming tree, one perched on a higher branch looking down towards its companion on a lower branch, amidst budding and plum blossoming flowers. With original wood stand.