THREE JADE RUYI-SCEPTRE PLAQUES.

All carved with different scenes that includes the toad and the He He Erxian twins, 19th century, length c. 7, 10.5 and 11.5 cm. PROVENANCE: From the collection of Peter Karberg (1840-1922), thence by descent to the present owner. He was the son of Christian Karberg who owned the Karberg Shipping Company. They had several ships that sailed under the flag of Hong Kong. Peter started working at the company's Hong Kong office in 1860, in 1866 he founded an import/export company together with Jacob Arnold. Arnold, Karberg & Co became an important company that traded in all sorts of goods. Condition Wear. Two mounted with a wooden back. 29282