Sale 18823
New York
|
25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 16,250
Estimate
TWO JADE RINGS NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC The first is of semi-translucent greenish-white tone with some brown alteration at the outer edges. The second ring was originally of pale greenish-white color now altered to mottled brown. 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) diam., cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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Pre-Lot Text
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