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392 - PAIR OF CHINESE WARRING STATES GLASS CYLINDRICAL BEADS.

Estimate £1,500 - £3,000

Description

PAIR OF CHINESE WARRING STATES GLASS CYLINDRICAL BEADS. Ca. 475 - 221 BC. A pair of dark blue glass cylindrical beads, each pierced lengthwise and decorated with four white double bands, one near each end and two in the central area. The double bands divide each bead into two narrow registers with a plain zone between, each register filled with fine dots in intersecting lines; the triangular compartments each contain a single white and blue dot. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 20994, Art of China Online, 29 October 2022, Lot 114; Christie's, Online Auction 11220, The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Volume VII: Chinese Works of Art Online, 27 Mar 2015, Lot 8261. Size: 51-53mm x 46336mm; Weight: 27g Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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Auction time 06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM

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