Wednesday 19 May 2021
Seven Chinese agate and hardstone archer's rings, 18th-19th century, with a pink banded...
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Seven Chinese agate and hardstone archer's rings, 18th-19th century, with a pink banded agate ring, an agate archer's ring, two agate rings with turquoise inclusions, a hardstone 'flower and bird' ring, a greyish-brown jade ring and a 'bamboo' ring, the largest 3.5cm diameter (7)
Provenance: A Private South African collection, amassed in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s; Property of a Private European Gentleman, acquired in 2001.
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