Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 06 Nov 2019
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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