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A RARE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE CUBIC WITH EIGHT SEALS, CHINA, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Provenance: from the private collection of a major of royal Italian army in China until 1903
Sizes 3,2x3,2x3,2 cm
Sizes 3,2x3,2x3,2 cm
ESTIMATE € 300 - 500
Each sides of the cube engraved with Chinese archaic characters or Zhuanshu script.
In very good conditions, only slightly scratches on surface and nicks on the rims edges.
In very good conditions, only slightly scratches on surface and nicks on the rims edges.
LOTS
112
SEVEN SNUFF BOTTLES OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, CHINA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY (7)
SEVEN SNUFF BOTTLES OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS, CHINA, 19TH-20TH CENTURY (7)
ESTIMATE € 1.400 - 1.600
113
A BRONZE 'FATHER-MOTHER' FIGURE OF GARUDA AND A FEMALE DEITY WITH MANDORLA, 19TH CENTURY
A BRONZE 'FATHER-MOTHER' FIGURE OF GARUDA AND A FEMALE DEITY WITH MANDORLA, 19TH CENTURY
ESTIMATE € 700 - 1.200