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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JoIke, post: 7859072, member: 112092&quot;]As you can see from most of my post here, the Asian Arts is my main collection strongpoint...............and the hits keep coming this year. 2021 is turning into one of my best.</p><p><br /></p><p>When this tiny (3-1/2 in.) antique &quot;nightlight&quot; hit the block, it was of very little interest to buyers, especially given the &quot;auctioneer&quot; misidentified it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What it actually is..............is a 19th C. opium lamp (base only, less the glass globe as seen in the last image below) converted into a nightlight (sometime in the early-20th C. a common practice for older objects to appeal to Western buyers visiting Asia at that time) using 17th C. - 19th C. hardstones....................with the main attraction on this piece being the translucent white jade Bi-Disc. This Disc stone is of very high quality and value and highly sought-after by collectors in the trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1354438[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1354439[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1354440[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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