Lot 137
  • 137

Pierre à encre Chine, dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 EUR
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Description

dans sa boîte en stéatite beige orangée, sculptée d'un motif archaïsant, le couvercle à décor incisé et doré d'un lotus et deux chauve-souris, les côtés et la base sculptés de rinceaux stylisés

Condition

The box is overall good condition, the gilding is partly worn ; some old wears and surface scratches ; the inkstone with a chip on the back on the middle of the upper rim and another tiny chip on the left rim.
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