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A large jade ceremonial blade, zhang, Neolithic period - Shang dynasty
Lot 210. A large jade ceremonial blade, zhang, Neolithic period - Shang dynasty. Length 31.8 cm, 12½ in. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP. Lot sold 106,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
thinly carved with long curved sides tapering to squared edges, with a drilled hole between a pair of protruding flanges to either side of the tang, the polished stone of a mottled dark-spinach green tone.
Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bull, Philadelphia.
Sotheby's New York, 6th... [Lire la suite]
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A green and brown jade disc, bi, Zhou dynasty

10 novembre 2019
A jade axe, Neolithic Period

10 novembre 2019
A jade ring, Huan, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture (c. 3300-2250 BC)
Lot 207. A jade ring, Huan, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture (c. 3300-2250 BC). Diameter 13.2 cm, 5⅜ in. Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 22,500 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.
the circular disc with a large central aperture, the smoothly polished opaque stone a soft ivory colour.
Provenance: Collection of Baron and Baroness von Oertzen.
Christie's London, 4th November 2008, lot 104.
Literature: S. Howard Hansford, Jade. Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, p. 32, fig. A3.
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Heurtoir Yoruba, Nigeria

10 novembre 2019
Masque Punu, Gabon

10 novembre 2019
Masque Waja-Wurkun-Bikwin, Nigeria

10 novembre 2019
Effigie funéraire Konso, Ethiopie

10 novembre 2019
Grande sculpture Teke-Bembe, Congo

10 novembre 2019
A Yue 'phoenix' box and cover, Northern Song dynasty (960-1126)
