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Lot Description

A Chinese White Jade Parfumier Pendant Necklace

JADE: 19TH CENTURY

清晚期銀嵌白玉鏤雕鳳穿牡丹紋珮項鏈
the larger pendant composed of two white jade plaques, each reticulated with a feathered phoenix craned towards its tail feathers into an irregular seed-pod form. The two plaques mounted in brass between a lattice network of twisted wires joined by a hinge and a kiss clasp. Strung on a chain or hammered almond-form links with spinach jade beads, and further suspending a pair of white jade 'lotus' pendants on either side of a softly polished white jade teardrop-form example.

Width of plaques 2 1/2 in., 6.3 cm.

Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund

Condition Report

The hinge opens and closes smoothly, though the metal with heavy tarnish. Handwritten accession number at interior. Approximate length of chain 10 1/2 in., 26.8 cm.

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