A CELADON JADE DOUBLE RING PENDANT, HONGSHAN CULTUREChina, Neolithic period, 3500-2500 BC. Of double she (thumb ring) form, flanked by beak-shaped flanges, and pierced above the two circular apertures with two suspension holes. The smoothly polished, translucent stone of a celadon tone with areas of opaque creamy-white calcifications interspersed with gray speckles.Provenance: La Balaustra Antichita, Bologna, Italy. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above in 1997. A copy of the original certificate from La Balaustra Antichita, dated 2 July 1997, written and signed by Giuliana Zanetti, describing the piece as a jade pendant and dating it to the Warring States period, apanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashionpany 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: Very good condition with minor old wear and minuscule nibbling overall. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures.Weight: 81.3 gDimensions: Length 10.8 cmLiteratureparison:Compare a closely related jade pendant, dated to the late Neolithic period, see theplete Collection of Jade Unearthed in China, Volume 2, page 210.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9 October 2020, lot 35Price: HKD 226,800 or approx.EUR 29,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A celadon jade three-hole plaque, Neolithic period, Hongshan cultureExpert remark:pare the related form and color of the jade. Note the size (8.8 cm).紅山文化青玉雙環佩中國，新石器時代，公元前3500-2500 年。雙環形式，兩側有鳥嘴形凸緣，並在兩個圓形孔的上方穿有兩個懸掛孔。光滑拋光的半透明青玉，不透明的乳白色鈣化區域有灰色斑點。