TWO MOTTLED DARK GREY AND GREYISH-OLIVE JADE `FISH’ PENDANTS - photo 1
TWO MOTTLED DARK GREY AND GREYISH-OLIVE JADE `FISH’ PENDANTS - photo 2

TWO MOTTLED DARK GREY AND GREYISH-OLIVE JADE `FISH’ PENDANTS

Lot 703
23.09.2022 08:30UTC -05:00
Classic
Sold
$ 32 760
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 807507
Lot 703 | TWO MOTTLED DARK GREY AND GREYISH-OLIVE JADE 'FISH’ PENDANTS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
TWO MOTTLED DARK GREY AND GREYISH-OLIVE JADE 'FISH’ PENDANTS

LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 12TH-10TH CENTURY BC

Cut from the same block of stone, each pendant is carved with an elongated, thick body tapering towards the upper and lower edges and incised with circular eyes, curved gills, and dorsal and pelvic fins, with a fine bullnose perforation through the flat mouth. The stone is of mottled greyish-olive and dark grey color.

The longer: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.) long





Provenance

Alfred Schoenlicht, Esq. (d. 1955) Collection, New York and the Hague.

John Sparks, London, 1956.

Myron S. (1906-1992) and Pauline Baerwald Falk (1910-2000) Collection, New York, no. 507.

The Falk Collection I; Christie's New York, 16 October 2001, lot 201.





Literature

Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, London, 1935-36, p. 28 and p. 37, no. 374.

H. F. E. Visser, Asiatic Art, Amsterdam, 1948, pp. 196-197, pl. 58, no. 103.

Smith College Museum of Art, Neolithic to Ming, Chinese Objects - The Myron S. Falk Collection, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1957, no. 5.

University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Chinese Jade, Philadelphia, 1963, no. 144.

China House Gallery, China Institute in America, Selections of Chinese Art from Private Collections, New York, 1986, p. 44, no. 12.





Exhibited

London, International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-36.

On loan: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, pre-1956.

Northampton, Massachusetts, Smith College Museum of Art, Neolithic to Ming, Chinese Objects - The Myron S. Falk Collection, 30 September-29 October 1957.

Philadelphia, University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Chinese Jade, 30 November 1962-3 February 1963.

New York, China House Gallery, China Institute in America, Selections of Chinese Art from Private Collections, 18 October 1986-4 January 1987.

Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2001-2022.

Medium:Jade, Precious stones
Place of origin:China, Eastern Asia, Asia
Auction house category:All other types of objects
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
20 Rockefeller Plaza
10020 New York
USA
Preview
22.09.2022 – 23.09.2022
Phone +1 212 636 2000
Fax +1 212 636 4930
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase
Shipping Postal service
Courier service
pickup by yourself
Payment methods Wire Transfer
Business hoursBusiness hours
Mo 09:30 – 17:00   
Tu 09:30 – 17:00   
We 09:30 – 17:00   
Th 09:30 – 17:00   
Fr 09:30 – 17:00   
Sa closed
Su closed

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.