Two jade blade-form pendants, Shang Dynasty. Photo Sotheby's.

one pendant of crescent shape with beveled edges ending at the tapered point, the base of the nei pierced with a small hole, further cut with two deep notches on one side, the jade of white color; the other pendant with three slightly raised ribs on each side, drilled with a small hole on one end, the short edge cut with a single notch, the calcified jade with dark areas (2). Length of longer 4 1/8 in., 10.5 cm. Estimation 5,000 — 7,000 USD

Provenance: Old French collections, first half of the 20th century.

PROPERTY FROM THE SAM AND MYRNA MYERS COLLECTION

Exposition: Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 47 & 52.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM - www.sothebys.com