Name: TWO WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS
Brand: THE JADE 18TH-19TH CENTURY, THE SILVER MOUNTS LATER
Price: 5500.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

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Details

Each carved in high relief with a chilong crawling towards the dragon-head hook. One is mounted as a magnifying glass and the other as a letter opener.
With mount: 10 in. (25.3 cm.) long; 9³⁄₈ in. (23.8 cm.) long

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Acquired prior to 1977.

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Lot 63 Sale 17417

THE JADE 18TH-19TH CENTURY, THE SILVER MOUNTS LATER TWO WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS Estimate: USD 1,000 - 1,500

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Letter opener:
-a few nicks to the edges and relief decoration
-some inclusions and fissures in the stone, inherent to the material
-a minute flaw to one leg, probably inhenrent to manufacture
-part of the jade has been mounted on silver, therefore the back has not been fully examined
-expected tarnishing to the silver components
Magnifier:
-a few nicks to the edges and relief decoration
-some inclusions and fissures in the stone, inherent to the material
-expected tarnishing to the silver components

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Lot 63 Sale 17417

THE JADE 18TH-19TH CENTURY, THE SILVER MOUNTS LATER TWO WHITE JADE BELT HOOKS Estimate: USD 1,000 - 1,500

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