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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)



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                   THREE SMALL JADE APPLIQUES      THREE OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED     THREE STRANDS OF OPAQUE JADE
                   NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU      AND CARAMEL-BROWN JADE         BEADS
                   CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC      BRACELETS                      NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU
                   Each mask-form applique is a fragment of a   NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU   CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
                   cong corner, and has a flat back pierced with   CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC  One strand comprises twenty-eight short
                   bull-nose perforations at the top and bottom   Each of circular shape, the first bracelet is a   cylindrical beads; the second comprises
                   for attachment.                 thick ring with flat sides; the exterior of the   seven long tubular beads; and the third
                   The largest, 1 in. (2.54 cm.) high  (3)  second bracelet has a slightly concave outer   comprises eight elongated ovoid beads of
                                                   side; and the third is a cylindrical bracelet with   graduated sizes.
                                                   thinner walls.                 The largest bead, 3 in. (7.7 cm.) wide, cloth box
                   $3,000-5,000
                                                   The largest, 4 in. (10 cm.) diam.  (3)                    (3)
                   PROVENANCE:
                   The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.                      $10,000-15,000
                                                   $10,000-15,000
                                                   PROVENANCE:                    PROVENANCE:
                   新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前三千紀               The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.  The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
                   玉飾三件
                                                   新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前三千紀              新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前三千紀 
                                                   玉鐲三件                           玉珠三串






















































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