Ancient CHINESE JADE Collection 2011-11-05 Auction - 206 Price Results - Asian Antiques Gallery in MA - Page 3
007: Ancient Han Double-Dragon Pendant080: Warring States Triple HUANG097: Toothed Ancient Mask Form
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Hadley, MA, United States
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Ancient CHINESE JADE Collection

No-RESERVE Auction of authentic ANCIENT JADES and some we have determined to be "archaistic" from the MING and QING Dynasties. Primarily NEOLITHIC to HAN, with a few 6-Dynasties and TANG, a broad range of Types will be sold. Once-a-decade chance, with many Museum-Quality examples. Long-time Calif resident, friend to movie-stars, Mr.Smith died in 1984.
049: A Pleasant Archaistic Duck: Larger than usually found, and of an appealing, hard and scarce opaque White Jade, the Duck symbolized marital fidelity and happiness. Later (the just past Millenium), Duck Jades were given as
0049: 049: A Pleasant Archaistic DuckEst. $1,200-$1,700Lot Passed
SOLD
050: Pentagonal Neolithic Shamans Jade: Super-rare shape in a classic green very hard Jade that is well-formed and smoothed. Shows affinity with Lot #16, and likely was in the same region. This piece does not show the same surface
0050: 050: Pentagonal Neolithic Shamans JadeEst. $1,300-$1,800
050A: Archaistic Long-Necked Goose: Yellowish Jade with red markings that are distinctive and appealing in this Ming-to-early-Qing archaistic bird. The Goose was a "bright" or Yang symbol of maleness, and since Geese knew when to fly
0050A: 050A: Archaistic Long-Necked GooseEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed
051: Ancient Xia Marble Bead w/Faces: A solid bead of 1-1/8" diameter at the ends and 1-9/16" tall, it is tapered towards the center with three concentric grooves (that would hold a cord securely) traveling around its midsection. Subtly
0051: 051: Ancient Xia Marble Bead w/FacesEst. $2,500-$3,800Lot Passed
052: 3-Piece Split Bi Disc: From the Silk Road comes this ancient Split Disc (see Lot 15 for a discussion of the significance of units of 3). In most similar Discs seen, the three parts are of near-equality. Here, two are
0052: 052: 3-Piece Split Bi DiscEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
053: Dragon Scabbard Slide - archaistic: A folksy Dragon in low relief is seen from above and takes up most of the upper surface of this well-smoothed-to-the-touch Ming slide. Patterned after many Han examples, it is in a yellowish green
0053: 053: Dragon Scabbard Slide - archaisticEst. $650-$1,000Lot Passed
054: Curled Dragon-Fish Jade: Late Neolithic, this interesting Leaping "Fish" Dragon has neatly-formed "cutouts" all along its back and a cut-hole at the tail that was the site of a tiny break and repair….thus the cheap price.
0054: 054: Curled Dragon-Fish JadeEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed
055: Small "primitive" Fish Amulet: Possibly archaistic, the mottled hard green Jade fades to light green at the nose, which shows abrasion-rounding. Three neat cuts for the tail and a barely tapered hole are the only decoration.
0055: 055: Small "primitive" Fish AmuletEst. $230-$300Lot Passed
057: Ancient Leaping Dragon-Fish Jades: A fine pair of Dragon-headed Fish forms in the Leaping shape that signified overcoming obstacles and succeeding in life, marriage or government (business was looked down upon at that time, so the
0057: 057: Ancient Leaping Dragon-Fish JadesEst. $2,800-$3,800Lot Passed
058: Archaistic Bird as Staff Handle: A finely carved Bird of hard white Jade that was used as a staff or walking stick handle. These were usually given as honorary gifts to a ranking official at retirement (age 60) for long and
0058: 058: Archaistic Bird as Staff HandleEst. $1,300-$1,800Lot Passed
059: ZHOU: Sharply-cut, Nippled Bi: Superb workmanship and sharp cutting of the several thousand small bosses or six-sided nipples characterize this masterpiece of two-sided, Warring States craftsmanship. The fine quality Lantian Jade
0059: 059: ZHOU: Sharply-cut, Nippled BiEst. $3,800-$5,500Lot Passed
060: Repaired Decorated Jade Disc: Another super Jade carving from the Warring States to Western Han period, this features an open-mouthed Dragon atop the fully-carved Disc and two Phoenix-birds with split tails below. One side,
0060: 060: Repaired Decorated Jade DiscEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed
061: Reticulated, Archaistic Slide: A composite mythical beast adorns the front of this "slide" which is rectangular and nicely incised with a Han-style abstracted animal form (with many protective "eyes") on the reverse. Measuring
0061: 061: Reticulated, Archaistic SlideEst. $550-$800Lot Passed
062: Ancient Lying-down Phoenix: The Jade is brownish and hard, though the appearance is that it underwent a low-temperature cremation which only partially altered the stone. The Phoenix lies on her back and her split tail feathers
0062: 062: Ancient Lying-down PhoenixEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
063: Archaistic "flat-out" Dragon: A large, reticulated Dragon is seen from above and spread-out while appearing to stalk his prey. This is a "fancy" carving with a multi-split tail and two sacred mushroom-forms that lie below him.
0063: 063: Archaistic "flat-out" DragonEst. $550-$800Lot Passed
064: "His 'n Hers" Jade Bracelets: …OR a set for a single person (since the pair nicely "fit together"….which would be for a female, as they would tinkle musicly as she danced). The one with a larger inner diameter of 2-7/16"
0064: 064: "His 'n Hers" Jade BraceletsEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
065: Monumental Archaistic Hair Ring: The very hard Jade varies from opaque white to dark sea green with a narrow brownish-black band that incorporates a material "seam" (where the Jade folded over and the two dissimilar parts were
0065: 065: Monumental Archaistic Hair RingEst. $350-$500Lot Passed
066: Lantian Jade Protective Monster Mask: Another Jade without peer, this hulk of an example is elaborately carved in a "high style" in the best Warring States tradition. The pinkish-orange material has tighly bound calcification over much
0066: 066: Lantian Jade Protective Monster MaskEst. $3,800-$5,500Lot Passed
067: 4-Dragon Large Ring Jade: Large, amuletic Ring-form in a hard green-to-brown Jade from South China. The imagery, material and eroded surface from acidic groundwater all point to the same region. A Chinese catalog reference
0067: 067: 4-Dragon Large Ring JadeEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed
SOLD
068: Ancient Black Jade Twisted Ring: Warring States or Western Han, this Black Jade "Royal" Ring seems to have red Cinnabar traces left in the grooves. It has a lovely sound when struck, so that benevolent spirits could be called with
0068: 068: Ancient Black Jade Twisted RingEst. $1,300-$1,800
069: Archaistic near-Black Dragon Bi: The simple Ming form copies the Neolithic and has a Dragon eating his tail. It was made from very dark Green hard Jade that seems to show surface burial erosion under the wax of a modern collectors
0069: 069: Archaistic near-Black Dragon BiEst. $500-$800Lot Passed
070: Figure "8" Neolithic Jade: Heavy and powerful in its presence, this is a very early example of the "joining of two circles" that represents the unity of the spirit in this life and the next. Circa 3rd Millenium BC, it is from
0070: 070: Figure "8" Neolithic JadeEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed
071: Ancient "GLASS" Cicada: Either true Glass or its first cousin "Faience", this artifact has a vibrant blue coating of that material OVER a softer stone (likely Serpentine) base! As Turquoise was highly revered and
0071: 071: Ancient "GLASS" CicadaEst. $500-$800Lot Passed