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2019 Autumn Auctions
Exquisite Beauty of Archaic Jade Carvings from a San Francisco Private Collection II

841
An archaic yellow and russet jade tortoise(Western Zhou Dynasty (1100 - 771 BC))

3.7 cm.( 1 7/16 in ) wide


Naturalistically worked in the form of a tortoise, its shell beautifully carved with geometric designs, the four diagonal corners revealing its four feet, with a protruding head showcasing a pair of bulging eyes on one end and a short tail on the other, the stone of an even tone of greenish-white with attractive splashes of toffee-coloured inclusions.
Provenance:
An American private collection, acquired in the 1980s

Price estimate:
HKD: 60,000 - 120,000
USD: 7,630 - 15,250

Auction Result:
HKD: --

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