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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Apr 28, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 9

Chinese White Jade or Hardstone Plaque With Carving

Estimate: $500 - $700

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

white color with whitish and minimal dark inclusions, most likely a domed shaped insert, flowering tree with bat in flight, accession number reads "67.23.6" (accessioned in 1967), 4 x 2-3/8 x 3/8 in.

Note: Tests as jadeite on the Presidium Gem Tester II.

Provenance: Charles M. Blackmon Collection, South Carolina; Property from a Southern Institution

Condition

chips to edge, some divets on jade surface at areas of inclusions

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