2nd ASIAN ANTIQUES Auction - Scholars Rings 2011-06-26 Auction - 251 Price Results - Asian Antiques Gallery in MA - Page 8
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Hadley, MA, United States
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2nd ASIAN ANTIQUES Auction - Scholars Rings

WITHOUT RESERVE, To be SOLD: Chinese Scholars & Archers Thumb Rings (Over 60 diverse); many other Fine Jades; Japanese Ivory Snuff Bottles, Netsuke, and Chinese Ivory Carvings; and Tribal Silver from S.W. China are featured in this online-only Charity Auction for World Peace. 4,000 years of authentic Asian cutural history will be offered at great prices. Please bid generously for this non-profit.
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Xinjiang Pale Green RING: A very special ring with two facing Cicadas that are highly raised in the carving (to be seen) while the rest of the ring is plain. Of small thumb size or regular middle or ring finger size, the
0163: Xinjiang Pale Green RINGEst. $325-$500Lot Passed
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HAN Dynasty BELT HOOK: Scarce accoutrement for a General or similar military man of high rank, these were made to hook the leather straps that went across the body from over the shoulder and affixed the sword scabbard at
0164: HAN Dynasty BELT HOOKEst. $2,588-$3,500
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Important MING Thumb Ring: Large in size, but for a small thumb, it is a scholars "dream" ring…with the Double Tao' T'ieh masks with great designs connected by cloud patterns and an upper frame line. The Ming aristocracy
0165: Important MING Thumb RingEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed
MAN & FISH Ivory Netsuke: Handsomely carved with a great face, arm gestures and detailed clothing, the Netsuke is good Ivory that is toned a fairly even tannish color. The carvers signature is a bit hard to see, as it is
0166: MAN & FISH Ivory NetsukeEst. $160-$220Lot Passed
Calligraphic Large Thumb Ring: Likely fashioned for a tribal chieftain as a benevolent gift, the writing designs seem to be in a minority script. Gifts such as this were popularly given to those tribal leaders who came in contact
0167: Calligraphic Large Thumb RingEst. $220-$300Lot Passed
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Huanghuali Elaborate Sceptre: Daoist Sages and Elders are extremely well sculpted in this museum-quality carving made from the revered and "hard-but-not-heavy" medium-brown Huanghuali-type of wood. 11-3/4" long, the Ruyi
0168: Huanghuali Elaborate SceptreEst. $550-$800
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Hetian JADE APSARA Sculpture: The wonderful and perfect palest green Nephrite Jade from Xinjiang is superbly carved in the manner of the Sung but likely dates to the later Ming or early Qing when this material was more available.
0169: Hetian JADE APSARA SculptureEst. $1,800-$2,500
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SHIELD-THUMB RING Amulet: Han Dynasty flat carving of a curved Shield-form from which protrudes a Phoenix-bird head faux "hook" and includes abstracted incised Phoenix bird heads on the body of the amulet. Worn by military
0170: SHIELD-THUMB RING AmuletEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
Wooden MONKEY Netsuke: Carved of rare Zebra wood, he is seated and holding a small animal in his left hand while apparently scratching his head with the right. He has one white eye and one brown and his feet enclose a
0171: Wooden MONKEY NetsukeEst. $150-$220Lot Passed
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Vibrant Yellow Jade Thumb Ring: The very hard Jade material used is the classic and rare yellow-green only found in the Northeast Jade deposits in Liaoning Province…which are few and far between. For a Medium-Large thumb, this
0172: Vibrant Yellow Jade Thumb RingEst. $800-$1,200
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Zhou Dynasty Jade Bead: The high-quality Lantian Jade was carved during the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-475BC) in an interlocking series of "crunched-silk" and curved Cloud Patterns whose design did not survive into
0173: Zhou Dynasty Jade BeadEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
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Shang Dynasty Bronze Coin: The first money in the world seems to be cowrie shells that have shown up in late Neolithic graves in central China. The first "coin" - that is something made expressly for commerce and a store of
0174: Shang Dynasty Bronze CoinEst. $180-$250
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ELEPHANT BONE NECKLACE: The creamy-white Pendant with nicely carved Elephants on each side supports a hanging group of 6 tassels of Elephant Bone mixed with Indian glass beads, all on a creamy white beaded necklace of 18"
0176: ELEPHANT BONE NECKLACEEst. $250-$350Lot Passed
Pictorial Scholars Thumb Ring: A Bee flies over rocks while a small hut is surrounded by Pine boughs. A 1-1/16" tall provincial ring in hard, pale green jade that is translucent and without flaw. Likely a retirement scene for
0177: Pictorial Scholars Thumb RingEst. $250-$350Lot Passed
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Buddhas Hand Citron Jade: The good white colored very hard stone had dirtied a bit from use after unearthing. The Buddhist image was never finished in the polishing of the inner lines, indicating it was mingqi,or grave
0178: Buddhas Hand Citron JadeEst. $500-$750
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Duck in Landscape FeiCui Jade: Fine Green Burma Jadeite Plaque with full carving on both sides…a duck in a landscape on the front and an abstracted landscape on the reverse. 1-9/16" tall, and 1-1/16" wide at the lower edge, it
0179: Duck in Landscape FeiCui JadeEst. $250-$375
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Chasing-Dragons Thumb Ring: The very hard pale tannish white Jade has a lightly altered surface from burial. 1" tall, it fits a small-medium thumb and has two stretched-out dragons around, all between upper and lower frame
0181: Chasing-Dragons Thumb RingEst. $250-$350Lot Passed
MING Jade Fingernail Extension: Specially made for an Empress or Queen, the pale greenish hard Jade has absorbed a bit of Mercury in the grave and the end has turned near-Black….a very auspicious event in the Ming thinking. Well
0182: MING Jade Fingernail ExtensionEst. $750-$1,000Lot Passed
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White near-Jade Dragon Bead: Possibly the finest Medievil white stone bead I have seen, it is monumental in appearance (2-3/8" long by 1-1/16" across) and nicely smoothed and tapered towards the edges. The white Serpentine is
0184: White near-Jade Dragon BeadEst. $750-$1,000
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IVORY Chinese Standing Lady: Beautiful in every respect, she holds a large Rose at her shoulder, her hair is piled on her head and a scarf winds up and around framing her perfectly. 5-1/4" tall PLUS the stand she is pegged on
0185: IVORY Chinese Standing LadyEst. $1,000-$1,800Lot Passed
Horse & Phoenix Scholars Ring: The amazing stone resembles quality Tortoise Shell as much as you could imagine - and it is a near-hard Serpentine that I have never seen the like of. Carved for a large thumb, it is almost 1" tall
0186: Horse & Phoenix Scholars RingEst. $500-$750Lot Passed
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