Page 10 - Bonhams London May 13th aqnd 14th 2019 Chinese Art

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A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE BANGLE
Shang Dynasty or later
Of waisted cylindrical form, the stone with russet, brown and creamy
inclusions, fitted box. 8.8cm (3.1/2in) diam.

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
Provenance: An Asian private collection, acquired in 1948

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A JADE AXE BLADE
Neolithic Period
The smooth polished stone of olive tone with grey and mottled
creamy russet inclusions, fitted box. 14.2cm (5 1/8in) long (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
The Property of a Gentleman

Provenance: A distinguished Italian private collection formed circa
1930s-1940s, and thence by descent

The important Italian collector lived and worked in Shanghai between
1932 and 1936, as representative of his Italian company and in
1937, following the Sino-Japanese war, was transferred to Dalian in
Southern Manchuria. After a brief period spent in Italy in 1938, he
returned to Shanghai where he lived between 1939 and 1940. He
then moved to Beijing where he lived between 1941 and 1946 and
formed the vast majority of his collection of Chinese Art.
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