Asian Art - 15th November 2017
Lot 523
TWO CHINESE SOAPSTONE UNCUT SEALS QING DYNASTY Carved as sections of bamboo
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
TWO CHINESE SOAPSTONE UNCUT SEALS
QING DYNASTY
Carved as sections of bamboo, one with a large beetle to the top, both with further bamboo stems and leaves to the sides, 7.6cm. (2)
Provenance: acquired in China during the 1950s by the former Dutch ambassador Gerard Dissevelt (1912-1992).