LATE SHANG/WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-9TH CENTURY BC
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FIVE JADE 'CICADA' PENDANTS; AND A 'SILKWORM' PENDANT
LATE SHANG/WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The cicadas of various sizes and colours varying from opaque white, white, beige and celadon, each finely carved and incised; the silkworm pendant of a dark green tone with mottled inclusions
1½ in. to 3 in. (3.5 cm. to 7.5 cm.) long (6)
LATE SHANG/WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The cicadas of various sizes and colours varying from opaque white, white, beige and celadon, each finely carved and incised; the silkworm pendant of a dark green tone with mottled inclusions
1½ in. to 3 in. (3.5 cm. to 7.5 cm.) long (6)
Provenance
First row:
First and second cicadas: A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.
Third: J.T. Tai & Co, New York, 1963.
Second row:
Silk worm pendant: Possibly Frank Caro, New York, 1964.
First and second cicadas: A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.
First and second cicadas: A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.
Third: J.T. Tai & Co, New York, 1963.
Second row:
Silk worm pendant: Possibly Frank Caro, New York, 1964.
First and second cicadas: A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
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