A turquoise and coral-inlaid silver 'nine dragons' seal | 銀嵌寳九龍戲珠紋璽
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December 8, 05:58 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A turquoise and coral-inlaid silver 'nine dragons' seal
銀嵌寳九龍戲珠紋璽
of square form, each side cast in high relief with two ferocious dragons contesting a 'flaming pearl', the top with a full-frontal five-clawed dragon, the coiled body cast with fine scales and centered by a turquoise 'pearl' and coral 'flames', the seal face with two lines of archaic characters and two lines of Manchu characters
8.9 by 8.6 by 8.6 cm, 3½by 3⅜ by 3⅜ in.
Sotheby's New York, 8th November 1980, lot 67 (as Yongzheng period).
Douglas J.K. Wright Ltd., London, 1st December 1980.
紐約蘇富比1980年11月8日，編號67（斷代為雍正）
Douglas J.K. Wright Ltd., 倫敦，1980年12月1日
Anthology of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1985-86, cat. no. 254.
《中國文物集珍：敏求精舍銀禧紀念展覽》，香港藝術館，香港，1985-86年，編號254
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