Three Chinese Jade, Jadeite and Hardstone Beaded Necklaces

20TH CENTURY

the first comprising various celadon beads suspending an apple green and celadon jadeite pendant in the form of a dragon-fish; the second comprising numerous rounded jade and hardstone beads, having a russet and apple green jadeite rectangular pendant carved to one side showing a sinuous dragon amongst clusters of clouds, the reverse with a chimera above peach branches; the third with rounded jadeite and irregular amber beads, suspending an apple green and russet rectangular pendant carved to depict a dragon and a chimera.

Largest: length 15 1/2 in., 39 cm.

Property from the Collection of Josephine Murrow, Valparaiso, Indiana

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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.