19 novembre 2020
A rare small turquoise bead, Western Zhou Dynasty (1050-771 BC)
Lot 142. A rare small turquoise bead, Western Zhou Dynasty (1050-771 BC). Length 2.9 cm, 1⅛ in. Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 GBP. Lot sold: 6,300 GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.
carved in the form of a turtle, grooves delineating the body, the stone a mottled pale greenish-blue tone with reddish-brown striations.
Provenance: Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 17th December 1986 (£1,500).
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, 4 November 2020, Hong Kong
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