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Lot #152 - A Rare Chinese Bronze Seal In The Form of A Buddhist Lion, Late Ming -Early Qing Dynasty, 17th Century

  • Auction House:
    Mossgreen
  • Sale Name:
    Fine Chinese Works of Art & Ceramics (Part II)
  • Sale Date:
    12 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
  • Lot #:
    152
  • Lot Description:
    A Rare Chinese Bronze Seal In The Form of A Buddhist Lion, Late Ming -Early Qing Dynasty, 17th Century
    very well cast with head twisted, the long main flowing over his flank, playing with a brocade ball while seated on a pierced square base, the gilt face carved with eight characters, inscribed in two scripts "Jun Zi Dao Zhang, Qi Xuan Yuan Ji"; together with a hardwood cigar box with the monogram "The Queens" (regiment) upon which the seal was originally mounted
    5.8 cm high (seal); 8 cm high, 23.4 cm wide and 13.3 cm deep (box)
  • Provenance:
    The Dick and Lillian Diamond collection, passed down by descent from a relative who served in the British navy around the time of the Boxer Rebellion. The Diamonds also served in the diplomatic corps in Peking in the early 1950s
  • Estimate:
    A$20,000 - 25,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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