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AN AGATE AND A ROCK CRYSTAL CEREMONIAL AXE BLADE, HAN DYNASTY OR EARLIER
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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AN AGATE AND A ROCK CRYSTAL CEREMONIAL AXE BLADE, HAN DYNASTY OR EARLIER

China, 220 AD or earlier. The agate blade spreading towards the cutting edge, with a convex and a concave side, the translucent stone of a pale gray color with russet swirls and veins. The rock crystal blade of similar form with slightly curved sides, the stone with icy white and pale-yellow inclusions. (2)

Provenance
: Collection of Paolo Bertuzzi, by family repute acquired in the 1990s in Asia. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.
Condition: Overall well preserved with some chips, losses, natural fissures, signs of weathering and erosion. The rock crystal blade with old repair.

Weight: 494 g (the agate blade) and 196 g (the rock crystal blade)
Dimensions: Length 16 cm (the agate blade) and 15.4 cm (the rock crystal blade)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2021, lot 543
Price: HKD 25,200 or approx. EUR 3,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An agate axe Neolithic period, Jiang-Huai region
Expert remark: Compare the related form and material. Note the color, size (17.4 cm), and that the lot comprises only one axe.

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拍品估价:300 - 600 欧元 起拍价格:300 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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