1 / 3
Apollo Art Auctions
706
-
COLLECTION OF CHINESE POLYCHROME TURQUOISE AND GLASS EYE BEA…
706
-
COLLECTION OF CHINESE POLYCHROME TURQUOISE AND GLASS EYE BEA…
Estimate £300 - £600
Voluntary lot
Description
COLLECTION OF CHINESE POLYCHROME TURQUOISE AND GLASS EYE BEADS.
Ca. 770 - 256 BC.
A collection of stone and glass beads, including, from left to right: four turquoise beads, comprising a rectangular pale green example, a flattened rounded bead of spiderweb turquoise, a rectangular bead with rounded corners, and an angular oval example; a dragonfly glass eye bead with a globular body decorated with concentric trailed eyes linked by short dotted lines; and a glass eye bead of elongated biconical form, decorated with circular turquoise and white eyes separated by dotted lines.
For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1940,1214.44; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1985.214.113; Christie's, Live Auction 20196, The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades Part III - Spring and Autumn & Warring States Periods, 3 December 2021, Lot 2772.
Size: 16-29mm x 14-23mm; Weight: 48g
Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; ex. private collection, 1970s–1990s.
About the sale
FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
Auction location
Auction time
06/20/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like