Lot 1257
  • 1257

TWO JADE ARCHER'S RINGS AND A JADE BELT BUCKLE MING - QING DYNASTY |

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

  • Width of widest 2 1/2  in., 6.3 cm
comprising a green jade 'figural' archer's ring, Ming/Qing dynasty, wood stand; a russet jade 'mythical beast' archer's ring, Qing dynasty; and a beige jade 'double happiness' belt buckle, Qing dynasty, 19th century (4)

Provenance

The green jade 'figural' archer's ring:
Oriental Rarities (Alan Hartman), New York, 18th March 1980.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 233. The russet jade archer's ring:
Alice Boney, New York, 10th September 1985.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 130.

Condition

The green 'figural' archer's ring with small chips to the figural carving and to the russet at the opposite edge. The russet archer's ring with minute nicks to the edge. The belt hook with small chips and nicks to the edge.
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