Sale 2648
New York
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22 March 2012
Price realised
USD 13,750
Estimate
AN UNUSUAL TWO-COLOR AGATE WEIGHT OR BRUSH REST 17TH/18TH CENTURY The caramel-colored area of the stone used to carve a sinuous chilong with arched body stretched atop a rounded rectangular cushion of swirling clouds carved from the area of the stone suffused with cloudy white inclusions 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Brian Harkins Oriental Art, London.
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