Brea, California, United States
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Variety auction featuring pieces priced to move. Wide variety of Asian pieces including Chinese porcelain, stone and metal. Nice old Persian examples. Jewelry just in time for the holidays. Gems, minerals and meteorites. Arms and armour including a large group of ex-Higgins Museum armour parts. This auction's got something for everyone.
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LOT 18:
Southeast Asian Jade 'Quadrangular Adze', Phung Nguyen Culture 2500-1400BCE
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Start price:
$
425
Estimated price :
$900 - $1,800
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sales tax: 7.75%
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Southeast Asian Jade 'Quadrangular Adze', Phung Nguyen Culture 2500-1400BCE
Southeast Asia, Vietnam, The Red River Delta and Neighboring Regions, probably North Vietnam / Chinese jade mines 'Quadrangular' Adze, Phung Nguyen Culture 2500 - 1400 BCE. Polished brown or reddish black jade carved with a flat base and sharpened top section. Size 5 1/4" L
For exceptional comparative material and examples of forms and style see the published work "Burnished Beauty, The Art of Stone in Early Southeast Asia" by White Orchid Books pg. 29-30.
Ex-San Francisco Collection, Ex-Member of the Ethnic Arts Council (Los Angeles)
