755 Prior Ave N #235C, St Paul, MN, US, United States
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March into spring with Revere Auction's fine art sale in the early days of the new season! Featuring a collection of Asian art, a large selection of silver, NASA memorabilia, and art from the past and to the present. Highlights include artworks by George Inness, Sam Gilliam, and Marc Chagall, a unique steel sculpture by Tim Noble and Sue Webster, and an important soapstone guanyin from the collection of Prince Duan.
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LOT 9:
5 Chinese Jade & Boxes
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Sold for: $75
Start price:
$
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Estimated price :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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5 Chinese Jade & Boxes
Group of antique Chinese jade items including: One large metal box with a circular jade or hardstone inlay, decorated with a dragon and phoenix along the sides, and with a wooden insert; three metal matchboxes, two with small pieces of jade or hardstone inlay, one lacking the jade; one carved jade or hardstone ashtray.
Height ranges from 1 in to 1 1/2 in; width ranges from 2 1/2 in to 4 3/4 in; depth ranges from 1 1/2 in to 3 1/2 in.
Condition: The jade is missing from one box. The ashtray has a large chip and crack extending from the chip along the edge. There is another, smaller chip along the edge. Natural lines throughout. To all metal boxes there is heavy wear, scratches, and oxidation throughout. Along the top of the largest box it appears that one of the medallions has been reattached. Along the top of the box missing the jade there is signs of possible water exposure; the area fluoresces under UV light.
