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722. A Chinese white jade rectangular plaque, carved in shallow relief with geometric archaistic designs, 6.5cm. £3,000-5,000


723. A large pair of Chinese soapstone seals, c.1900, each surmounted by a scaly kylin and three further smaller beasts, the sides with scrolling floral and geometric designs, the bases uncut, 19.8cm. (2) £200-300


724. A pair of Chinese jadeite archaistic hanging vases and covers, 20th century, the flattened bodies decorated with taotie in relief and supported by angled handles and chains, one with a wood stand, the other with the support only, 16.8cm. (6) £500-1,000


725. A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a butterfly, 19th or 20th century, pierced with roundels to the wings, and with elaborate details around the antennae, a wood stand, 8.8cm across. (2) £800-1,200.


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726. A pair of Chinese jadeite vases and covers, 20th century, with rectangular bodies and lion dog finials, the handles formed as square scrolls around which mythical beasts climb, one with a hardwood stand, 16cm. (5) £300-500


727. A Chinese jadeite figure of Budai He Shang, 19th/early 20th century, seated, wearing flowing robes and bearing his rounded belly, together with a hardwood stand, 6cm. (2) £150-250


Provenance: purchased from J Sparks Ltd. in the 1960s, by repute.


728. A Chinese celadon jade plaque, probably late Ming dynasty, carved with a sinuous dragon amidst lingzhi and scrolls, 5.5cm. £100-200


729. A Chinese agate tripod incense burner and cover, 19th century, the compressed circular body carved with dragon masks and loose ring handles, the tapering cover surmounted by a further sinuous dragon and with elephant heads to the sides, their trunks holding smaller loose rings, a hardwood stand, 14.2cm. (3) £400-600


Provenance: a European private collection, purchased from Spink & Son in the 1950s.


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