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Live Auction

Day 2: European & Asian Works of Art

Sat, Jan 16, 2016 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 18, 2016 09:00AM EST
Lot 318

Three Soapstone and Hardstone Carvings

Estimate: $300 - $600

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Chinese: soapstone figure of the longevity and health god [Sau] holding a peach and a staff, platform base, 4 in., [chip to back of base]; green hardstone phoenix in a blossoming tree, carved soapstone base, 7-1/4 in., [base roughness]; gray to amber soapstone, two phoenixes in a flowering bush emanating from rocks, platform base, 9-3/4 in., [small flake to base] . Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McDonald, Trinity, North Carolina

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