A WHITE JADE MUGHAL-STYLE DAGGER HANDLE

Lot 2851
30.05.2023 05:00UTC +00:00
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HKD 138 600
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Lot 2851 | A WHITE JADE MUGHAL-STYLE DAGGER HANDLE
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HKD 60 000 – 80 000
A WHITE JADE MUGHAL-STYLE DAGGER HANDLE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The dagger handle is carved as a ram’s head with its mouth opened, and mounted as a paper knife. The stone is of an even white translucent tone.

Jade handle: 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) long





Provenance

Spink & Son, London, January 1930, as recorded in the RHRP ledger

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 91
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