A WHITE JADE ‘ARCHAISTIC’ RING BOX AND COVER, 18TH CENTURY China. Of convex ring shape and finely carved in relief with taotie masks and stylized bats using scroll and ruyi designs between raised borders. The translucent stone is of a white tone with cloudy inclusions and few black veins. Fine manually applied surface polish.

Provenance: From a private collection in Texas, USA.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and nibbling to edges. The stone with microscopic natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 35.8 g
Dimensions: Diameter 4.5 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a white jade box and cover, of closely related form but larger size (9.2 cm diameter), meant to hold a bangle instead of a ring, and lacking the archaistic decoration, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 19 September 2014, lot 779, sold for USD 27,500.

十八世紀白玉仿古龍紋蓋盒
中國。玉環式蓋盒，精美浮雕饕餮紋和蝙蝠紋，中央邊沿施如意紋。半透明的白色玉料，有些微内沁和黑色紋理。精細的手工表面拋光。

來源：美國德克薩斯私人收藏。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損。帶有微小天然裂紋的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些裂縫可能會發展成細小的裂縫。

重量：35.8 克
尺寸：直徑4.5 厘米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件白玉蓋盒，相近形狀但尺寸稍大 (直徑9.2 厘米)，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2014年9月19日 lot 779, 售價USD 27,500。