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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE GERARD ARNHOLD (1918-2010)
A WHITE JADE MUGHAL-STYLE FLORIFORM SHALLOW WASHER

18TH-19TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 5,625
Estimate
GBP 2,500 - GBP 4,000
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A WHITE JADE MUGHAL-STYLE FLORIFORM SHALLOW WASHER

18TH-19TH CENTURY

Price Realised GBP 5,625
Price Realised GBP 5,625
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The washer is delicately carved in the form of a flower with eight lobed petals and a smaller flowerhead to the centre. The exterior is carved of conforming shape with triangular leaves, and the washer is supported on a flowerhead foot. The stone is of an even, pale, tone.
4.7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) wide


Provenance
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 6 November 1996, lot 1049
Collection of the late Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010)
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that the condition report has been amended and should read:
- The stone has some natural veins and snow flakes.
- There are two short hairline cracks to one petal.
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