Description:
Five Hardstone and Jade Carvings of Figures, China, a mottled green jadeite Guanyin; an agate Guanyin with a halo around her head; a gray jadeite celestial female deva, mounted on a carved openwork wood stand; an amethyst Guanyin with a boy and crane, a peach in her hand, mounted on a carved openwork wood stand; and a brown stone chop surmounted with a figure of Guanyu, ht. to 5 1/8 in.
Provenance: The estate of Ernest Helides.
Estimate $700-900
all in good condition with some surface scratches to large Guanyu and fan and leaf broken off small Guanyin
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Keywords
Jade Carvings, Ernest Helides, ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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