$25,000
Chinese. Well carved of square form with two adorned dragons, powerfully modeled with bulging eyes, bearing sharp teeth, bodies intertwined, the seal carved in Chinese and Manju translation "Seal of the Triumphant Empress Xiaomu, The Benevolent, Solemn, Truthful and Venerable One, Who Trusts in Heaven and Benefits the Sages". Measuring 5 1/8" by 5 1/8". Provenance: S. Bernstein & Co., San Francisco (30000/40000)
Auctioneer:
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Date:
2010-08-09