Property from a Phoenix, Arizona Collection
A group of five carved stone and jade seals
The first of gray-green hardstone with a reticulated dragon forming the finial, the square base without inscription; the second of mottled gray and brown soapstone with crouching feline finial and eight-character inscription carved across the square base (wear, polished down); the third of mottled yellow soapstone and square section with inscription to the base, dated 1975 to the side and topped with a qilin finial (chipped); the fourth of mottled olive and russet soapstone in an irregularly ovoid form with inscription to the base and a dragon carved to one side; the last of pale greenish white soapstone, elegantly finished with a shou medallion and key-fret design, the base without inscription.
2 3/4 to 1 3/4in (7 to 4.5cm) high
2 3/4 to 1 3/4in (7 to 4.5cm) high
Sold for
US$ 15,000
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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