'BAT & COINS / DRAGON & PHOENIX'

'BAT & COINS / DRAGON & PHOENIX' two-sided pierced carving in 3-colors Jade
set in a finely-crafted oxidized silver hand-made for this carving 8-prong brooch frame with round hinge, hinged trombone-clasp variant, and with affixed silver scroll loop for use as a pendant

Circa : mounting circa 1915-30; jade carving probably older

Natural (A) Jade : well and sinuously carved with good "watery" polish, in natural colors mostly russet to golden yellow to moss green, with splashes of vivid bright green on the Phoenix bird's animated feathers

Size : 2-1/4" x 1-5/8" x approx 5/16" thick

Gross weight : .7945 troy oz

Provenance : inherited from a Korean collector

# snyl 23003A ........................................................................SOLD

shown on a 16" platinum curb-link chain, $290.;
pendant and chain together ............................................................SOLD