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Lot 197
  • 197

Douze perles en jade calcifié figurant les signes du zodiaque

Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jade
chaque animal représenté couché les pattes repliées sous le corps, le singe et le chien assis sur leur train arrière, le dragon et le serpent enroulés sur eux-mêmes (12)

Provenance

Acquired in China in the late 1940s.

Condition

The twelve jade beads are generally in good condition ; the actual color is a fraction less richer orange than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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