pendant

Lot 146. A jade pendant, huang, Neolithic period, circa 2500 BC. Length 12.3 cm, 4⅞ in. Lot sold: 3,276 GBP (Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's. carved from pale green stone with flecks of brown, of flattened arc-shape, with one small hole at one end, and two small holes at the other. Provenance: Luen Chai Curios, Hong Kong, 12th November 1990. Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 15:13. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 163. A large celadon jade pendant, huang, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 24.3 cm. Lot sold: 226,800 HKD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022 each side finely incised with a mythical creature with an undulating body, the hybrid animal rendered with a bird-like head and a dragon-form body, its head turns sharply backwards, its body depicted with clawed legs and feather-like curling fins, the principal side detailed with an additional bird-head two thirds along the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 201. Three archaic jade pendants, Shang-Han Dynasty (circa 1500-1050 BC/206 BC-220 AD). The larger bird 7cm (2 3/4in) long; the smaller bird 5.5cm (2 1/4in) long; the cicada 6.3cm (2 1/2in) long. (3). Sold for 10,837.50 € (Estimate €1,500-2,000). Photo Fabrice Gousset. Comprising a stylised bird pendant, the stone of olive, grey and creamy hue, incised to each side with the wings folded back, tail feathers horizontal and the face with large eyes facing directly ahead, Shang dynasty (circa... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3004. A group of 5 jade pendants, Qing dynasty; 3.5 to 6.9 cm. Lot sold: 47,880 HKD (Estimate: 6,000 - 8,000 HKD). © 2021 Sotheby's Property from the Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection. Sotheby's. A Scholarly Journey: The Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter Collection, Hong Kong, 17 December 2021

Lot 190. A Liangzhu-style jade pendant, Neolithic period or later. Length 2 ¾ in., 7 cm. Estimate: 5,000 - 7,000 USD. Lot sold: 10,080 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the curved tapering body finely carved to one side with a stylized face mask on top of a mythical beast design, the opaque stone of russet tone with gray and white patches. Provenance: Acquired from a private collection, New York, 1995. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 17 march 2021

Lot 216. Two green jade pendants, Hongshan culture (circa 4000-3000 BC); The Larger: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long, box (2. Estimate 30,000 - HKD 50,000. Price realised HKD 52,500. © Christie’s Images Limited 2020. The Juyi Studio Collection. Provenance: E Yuan Tang Chinese Art, Taipei, acquired in 1985. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 208. A celadon jade pendant, huang, Neolithic period (circa 6500-1700 BC); 6 in. (15.2 cm.) diam., box. Estimate 40,000 - HKD 60,000. Price realised HKD 50,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2020. The Juyi Studio Collection. Provenance: E Yuan Tang Chinese Art, Taipei, acquired in 1985. Christie's. The Pavilion Sale Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 9 October 2020

Lot 11. A calcified grey jade pendant, huang, Warring States Period-Han Dynasty (475 BC–220 AD); 17.4cm (6 7/8in) wide. Estimate HK$ 150,000-200,000. Sold for HK$ 812,500 (€ 96,380). Photo: Bonhams. The flat arc-shaped pendant terminating at both ends with a stylised dragon head, carved with spiral bosses in low relief on both sides, with a small circular aperture drilled at the centre, the stone of varying grey tones with large areas of chalky white. Note: Large double-headed... [Lire la suite]

Lot 829. A rare beigeish-yellow jade pendant, Late Spring and Autumn period, 6th-5th century BC; 1 7/8 in. (5 cm.) wide. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 62,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2019. The slightly curved pendant of rectangular shape is carved on top with small dragons reserved on an incised line ground, and is pierced at each end. The semi-translucent jade is of yellowish-beige color.  Provenance: A. W. Bahr and E. H. Bahr Collection, 1963.Arthur... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3404. A yellow jade pendant, Huang, Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BCE); 10.9 cm, 4 1/4  in. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 HKD. Lot sold 1,125,000 HKD (144,911 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's. the thin arc-shaped pendant superbly worked with flaring ends, each side depicted in low relief with intertwining dragons and outlined with double-line incisions, each horned mythical beast portrayed with slanting eyes and an open mouth baring its fangs, the sinuous bodies rendered in... [Lire la suite]