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LOT 2633
Chinese Carved and Polished Jadeite Amulet Pair
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 - 2 in. (33.9 grams total, 48-51 mm).
Comprising tongue-shaped with two discs enclosed by a foliage decoration, similar with fruit and animal motif. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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LOT 2633
Chinese Carved and Polished Jadeite Amulet Pair
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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