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Thu, Jun 17, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 72

Carved Jade Figural Box, Three Hardstone Animals

Estimate: $600 - $900

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Chinese, carved orange jade box in the form of a mythical creature, 2-1/8 x 3 x 1-1/4 in.; green hardstone horse, 3 x 4 x 1-1/2 in., with fitted wood stand, 1-1/8 x 4 x 1-1/2 in.; green hardstone goat, attached to carved and pierced fitted wood stand, 3-5/8 x 3-1/2 x 1-1/2 in.; brown hardstone turtle, 3/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/4 in., with oval wood stand, 1-7/8 x 2-7/8 in.

Provenance: Collection of U.S. Military Officer Stationed in Asia during the 1940s and 1950s; by descent in family

Condition

surface dirt layer and accretion, scattered surface scratches; turtle with crack to neck/mouth area