Seven Chinese Jadeite and Serpentine Pendants

EARLY 20TH CENTURY

comprising three serpentine examples each carved to show two bats enclosing shou characters; one white hardstone example in the form of a butterfly; one apple green and pale celadon jadeite example in the shape of a blossom; one pale celadon rectangular example and one dark green jade rectangular example.

Largest: diam 2 1/2 in., 6 cm.

Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.