Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 287
Two Chinese carved tourmaline and jadeite pendants late Qing dynasty
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £72000
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Description
Two Chinese carved tourmaline and jadeite pendants late Qing dynasty, the tourmaline carved as gourds issuing from a leafy stem, the jadeite as two large peaches, leaves and two bats, contained in a fitted box, 5cm. (2)
Cf. Royal Style, Qing Dynasty and Western Court Jewelry, National Palace Museum, p.182, nos.1-3-34 and 1-3-35 for closely related pendants.
Accompanied by gemmological report numbers 08910 and 08911, dated 12th November 2013 from The Gem and Pearl Laboratory, which state respectively that the pendants are 'natural tourmaline' and jadeite where 'no evidence of treatment was observed'.