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LOT 166

Lot 166

An Archaistic Jade Blade

An Archaistic Jade Blade
Lot 166 Details
An Archaistic Jade Blade

玉鉞

The rectangular blade tapering gently toward the pierced haft and flaring subtly at the cutting edge, the stone of a dark green tone with mottled white inclusions and areas of calcification
9.1 x 2.7 x 0.2 in — 23 x 6.8 x 0.5 cm

Estimate $2,000-$2,500

Realised: $1,875
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Provenance:

Sotheby's New York, September 14, 2019, lot 1349
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 4
Alice Boney, New York, 23rd March 1981
来源:
纽约苏富比2019年9月14日,拍品编号1349
纽约大都会艺术博物馆
佛罗伦斯(1920–2018)与赫伯特·欧云(1917–2016)伉俪旧藏,编号4
爱丽丝·博尼,纽约,1981年3月23日

CONDITION DETAILS

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  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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