TWO ROCK CRYSTAL ANIMAL-FORM CARVINGS QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

one carved in the form of a phoenix, mounted with a small rectangular hu-form vase on its back; the second, a carving of a chimera and its cub, its bifurcated tail upturned, and their legs tucked under (3)

The chimera with scattered large polished chips to its body, and minor nicks and chips along the edges. The phoenix with minor nicks along the edges and a polished chip to the rim. There are natural inclusions in the stone.
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