Lot n° 58
Estimation :
3000 - 5000
EUR
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Result
: 63 000EUR
*Rare and important imperial ivory seal featuring a dragon a - Lot 58
*Rare and important imperial ivory seal featuring a dragon among the clouds, holding a sacred pearl in its five claws. Carved in a monolithic block. Probably commissioned by the Emperor for the Palace of Hué.
Stylized five-character sigillary mark below the base, surrounded by a frieze in relief of two dragons facing each other.
Indochina, late 19th century.
Height: 11.5 cm. Diameter: 11 cm.
Weight: 816.1 g.
(Chips, splinters and small marks).
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