THREE ARCHAIC JADE CARVINGS Shang Dynasty/Warring States Period (3)THREE ARCHAIC JADE CARVINGSShang Dynasty/Warring States PeriodComprising a conical bead, Western Zhou dynasty, carved around the tapering sides with whorls. 4.5cm (1 3/4in) long; a rectangular plaque, Warring States period, with a central ridge from top to bottom and carved on either side with C-scrolls, the stone of creamy-orange tone. 8.2cm (3 1/4in) long; and another rectangular plaque, Warring States period, similarly carved on either side with C scrolls, the stone of pale green tone. 6cm (2 3/8in) long. (3).商/戰國 玉飾 一組三件Provenance: Professor Cheng Te-k'un (1907-2001) (the bead)Roger Keverne Ltd., London (the bead)Frank Caro, New York (the larger plaque)Dr Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), acquired from the above in 1961 (the larger plaque)Christie's London, 3 November 2009, lot 154 (part lot) (the larger plaque)A European private collection (the smaller plaque)Roger Keverne Ltd., London (the smaller plaque)A distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.65 (the bead)來源：鄭德坤教授（1907-2001）舊藏（玉勒）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.（玉勒）紐約古董商Frank Caro（條形飾較大者）亞瑟·M.賽克勒博士（1913-1987）舊藏，於1961年購自上者（條形飾較大者）倫敦佳士得，2009年11月3日，拍品編號154（部分）（條形飾較大者）歐洲私人收藏（條形飾較小者）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.（條形飾較小者）英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號65（玉勒）See a related jade pendant of stepped form, Spring and Autumn period, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, Beijing, 2011, p.53, no.44. Compare the conical jade bead with a very similar jade bead, Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 5.