Lot Essay
A very similar carnelian agate ring from the Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Collection was sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2015, lot 581.
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WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
Details
A CARNELIAN AGATE FACETED RING, HUAN
WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
The ring tapers from the beveled inner edge to the outer edge. The highly polished stone is of red color with darker red and brown inclusions.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) diam., box
WARRING STATES PERIOD, 4TH-3RD CENTURY BC
The ring tapers from the beveled inner edge to the outer edge. The highly polished stone is of red color with darker red and brown inclusions.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) diam., box
Provenance
B. K. Wong, 3 May 1994.
Literature
Nicole De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Brussels, 1995, p. 51, no. 22.
Exhibited
Kredietbank Gallery, Brussels, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, 25 October - 17 December 1995; Kredietbank Luxembourg, 1 February - 13 April 1996, no. 22.
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