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A CARVED WOOD SCEPTER WITH SEMI-
8122 PRECIOUS STONE INLAY
19th century
86 | BONHAMS Delicately worked in wood figured in
darkly mottled hue, intricately undercut
as intertwined twigs of lingzhi fungus and
peaches growing from a common branch
that attaches to an oval head, the fruits and
fungus inlaid with mother-of-pearl, malachite,
carnelian and other colored stones.
16 1/4in (41.2cm) long
US$10,000 - 15,000
8122
A RECTANGULAR LACQUERED WOOD
BOX WITH JADE AND MOTHER-OF-
PEARL OVERLAY DECORATION
Qianlong mark
Depicting an exotic foreigner riding a fu lion
accompanied by two cubs constructed with
intricately finished tiles of various colors and
material set within an extensively crackled
brown lacquer ground covering the exterior
surfaces and underside bearing a gilt-painted
Qianlong yu lan zhi bao mark in seal script,
the interior surfaces covered in crackled red
lacquer (repaired).
12 1/2in (31.8cm) long
US$1,000 - 1,500
