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287: Attributed to Chow Kwa392: Repoussé Sterling Coffee Service116: Ming Style Bronze Buddha
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Brunk Auctions January 8-9, 2011 Sale

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Asian art including the Bridge to Heaven Collection of fine carved jade, View of the Bund at Shanghai attributed to Chow Kwa, works by Wu Jian, and important Chinese ceramics; Fine Art including Old Masters, Dutch, Italian, and French school, works by Stephen Scott Young, Colin Watson, Ken Hamilton, John Koch, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali; Photography by Edward Weston, Edward Curtis, Eugene Atget, Alfred Stieglitz; Important American furniture including a Garvan family blockfront chest and Thomas Pearsall New York clock; Southern furniture including pieces from the Collection of Philip and Charlotte Hanes of Winston-Salem; British and Continental furniture and accessories; Musical instruments including Gibson guitars and 18th century mandolins; American, British, and Continental silver; Jewelry including diamond, sapphire, emerald, ruby rings, bracelets, Tiffany and Rolex watches.
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White Jade [Hu-]Form Lidded Vase: Qing Dynasty, translucent "lychee white", flattened baluster form, reticulated with pairs of mandarin ducks among lotuses, vines over a branching ground, flowering plant handles with rings, lid with
0073: White Jade [Hu-]Form Lidded VaseEst. $15,000-$30,000
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Jade Water Buffalo: Ming or Qing Dynasty, medium greenish-yellow with small russet areas, cheek with bluish-green inclusion, the recumbent beast with defined S-shaped spine, legs tucked under its body, the large head
0074: Jade Water BuffaloEst. $5,000-$10,000
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Jade Chimera: Ming Dynasty or earlier, translucent white with brown speckled inclusions, the roaring beast in mid pounce, a bat perched on his back right flank above his bifurcated tail, 134 grams, 1-3/4 x 3-1/4 x
0075: Jade ChimeraEst. $4,000-$8,000
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Jade Chimera: Ming or Qing Dynasty, grayish-white with inclusions and natural fissures, the lean beast with defined ribs, mouth open and ribbed neck pulled back, spiraled tail coiled against left back leg, etched
0076: Jade ChimeraEst. $4,000-$8,000
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Jade Toggle: Possibly Ming or earlier, pale celadon [Xinjiang] jade, boy with arms raised exuberantly and one foot raised, wearing trousers and a quilted jacket, holding a lotus flower with stem and leaf
0077: Jade ToggleEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Jade Mythical Beast and Cubs: Qing Dynasty, celadon [Xinjiang] jade with russet veins, the beast crouching with openwork plant in mouth draping over its right side, one cub perched on its rump, the other cub batting at the plant
0078: Jade Mythical Beast and CubsEst. $2,000-$4,000Lot Passed
Jade Mythical Beast and Cub: Ming or Qing Dynasty, pale celadon [Xinjiang] jade with olive brown veins, russet areas, the crouching beast with defined ribs and spine, head with open mouth turned towards its cub playfully biting
0079: Jade Mythical Beast and CubEst. $3,000-$6,000Lot Passed
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Jade Goat: late Qing Dynasty, pale celadon stone with minor white inclusions, the recumbent beast with high arched back, front left leg raised, 1-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/8 in., excellent condition Provenance: McBride
0080: Jade GoatEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Jade Deer: Qing Dynasty, very pale celadon [Xinjiang] jade with russet skin, recumbent deer-like creature with single horn, head turned over right shoulder and holding a [lingzhi] branch in its mouth, 3/4 x 2 x
0081: Jade DeerEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Jade Goat: Qing Dynasty or earlier, pale celadon [Xinjiang] jade with yellow and russet areas, white inclusions, natural fissure, the plump recumbent beast with head turned to the right, clouds bearing a pearl
0082: Jade GoatEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Jade [Ruyi] Scepter: Qing Dynasty, jade of flawless translucent and perfect even-toned light celadon color of a grayish-green, a superb example of openwork and fine detail carving, paper thin in places, one of two major
0083: Jade [Ruyi] ScepterEst. $15,000-$30,000
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Jade Trumpet Vine Vessel: Qing Dynasty, translucent grayish-white with natural fissures, two large flowers supported by a leafy vine with smaller flowers, 1,476 grams, on an oval wood base, 6-7/8 x 7-1/4 x 4 in., minor loss
0084: Jade Trumpet Vine VesselEst. $10,000-$20,000
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Jade Beast: Song Dynasty or later, celadon with russet and brown, the well-carved beast with powerful body in a crouch, defined spine and ribs, head with [lingzhi] fungus clasped in mouth turned towards rump,
0085: Jade BeastEst. $4,000-$8,000
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Jade Mythical Creature: Ming Dynasty, pale grayish-white with pale russet veining, fanciful two-legged rabbit-like creature, long ears curving down, long tail with bushy switch curled up on back, 28 grams, 1-7/8 in.,
0086: Jade Mythical CreatureEst. $1,500-$3,000
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Jade Dog: Ming or Qing Dynasty, even pale yellow seated canine, mastiff type muzzle, long ears, baggy skin at head, neck and rump, plume-like tail curled against left flank, the massive muzzle and baggy skin
0087: Jade DogEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Jade Archaistic Duck: Song or later, very pale celadon with russet veining, pleasing simple form with stylized wings, front segment of wings carved in partial relief with archaistic elements of scrolls and head of dragon
0088: Jade Archaistic DuckEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Jade Dog: Qing Dynasty, dark gray with minute black speckling, russet and white inclusions, the recumbent hound with a gentle demeanor, head turned towards tail curled up on left flank and folded left ear, 2 x
0089: Jade DogEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Jade Medallion: Qing Dynasty, translucent white [Xinjiang] jade, reticulated oval carved with Shouxing and a deer under a conifer with [lingzhi] fungus growing on its trunk front and back, verso with a crane
0090: Jade MedallionEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Jade Mountain: Ming Dynasty, burnt "chicken bone" [Xinjiang] jade, opaque white with "baby's blush" pinkish-red spots from manganese inclusions (superficial cracks or fissures probably from intense heat), mountain
0091: Jade MountainEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Jade [Lohan]: Qing Dynasty, partially burnt grayish-beige "chicken bone" jade, triangular-shaped with olive and brown areas, seated [lohan] with Buddhist lion behind him looking around his right side at a brocade
0092: Jade [Lohan]Est. $1,500-$3,000
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Jade Toggle: Qing Dynasty, pale celadon [Xinjiang] jade with russet areas, three boys between two lotus leaves, one holding a frog by its front legs, two holding lotus pods, 7/8 x 2-3/8 x 1-1/2 in., excellent
0093: Jade ToggleEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Jade Figural Group: Qing Dynasty, white [Xinjiang] jade with opaque white inclusions, natural fissures, two boys holding a gigantic peanut, a third boy with his arms across the top of the peanut holding a bat by its
0094: Jade Figural GroupEst. $3,000-$6,000
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Mughal Jade Tawiz: India 18th century, inscription from the Koran, the 2nd Sura "The Cow", verse 255, translucent white [Xinjiang] jade, jar-form plaque, angular knop at top with suspension hole, 27 grams, 1-5/8 x
0095: Mughal Jade TawizEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Jade Medallion: Qing Dynasty, translucent white, [shou] symbol flanked by crane, tortoise emitting [lingzhi] fungus within a circular bamboo-form ring, all symbols of longevity, 124 grams, 5/8 x 3-1/4 in., excellent
0096: Jade MedallionEst. $2,000-$4,000
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