A London private collection of jade carvings and Chinese works of art, lots 1-104
Lot 2
A GROUP OF ARCHAISTIC JADES
15 – 16 May 2023, 10:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,657.50 inc. premium
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Rachel Hyman
Department Director

Lazarus Halstead
Head of Chinese and Asian Art, London
A GROUP OF ARCHAISTIC JADES
Comprising: a jade bi incised with interlocking patterns; an axe head of narrow form with a long pointed edge, the shaft with three pierced apertures; a small axe with a rounded blade and scrolling incised decoration; and three beads.
The largest: 22cm (8 5/8in) long (6).
The largest: 22cm (8 5/8in) long (6).
Footnotes
Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.