Lot 12
Lot 12
THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
THREE JADE AXES

NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC

Price Realised USD 5,250
Estimate
USD 2,000 - USD 3,000
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THREE JADE AXES

NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC

Price Realised USD 5,250
Price Realised USD 5,250
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Each axe is of rectangular shape and has a hafting hole at one end. One axe is of dark olive-green jade, the other is of pale greenish-grey jade, and the small, thin axe is of olive-green jade.
The largest, 838 in. (21.2 cm.) long, cloth boxes
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist
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