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A SET OF NINE WHITE GLAZED PORCELAIN SEALS AND A A CARVED SCHOLAR’S ROCK OF CHENXIANGMU-TYPE
WOOD SEAL PASTE BOX Of tall elongated section, the sinuous scholar’s object with numerous
20th century perforations and gnarled protrusions all raised atop a fitted wood
The nine seals cast in various sizes and with various inscriptions stand, carved from a fragrant substance of reddish brown hue.
but each having in common a simple roof tile-shaped loop as the 9 3/4in (24.7cm) height exclusive of stand
finial, five possibly reading Qitao, one reading ming chuang nong bi,
one possibly reading zhen lv, one possibly reading Yangxin Wang, US$4,000 - 6,000
and one possibly reading mian [?] xiang; the seals stored within a
three tiered box with cover, the lower storage section also filled with 6403
cinnabar seal ink. A LACQUERED SOFT WOOD LONG SIDE TABLE
1 7/8 x 2 7/8in square (4.8 x 7.4cm) Qing dynasty
The floating panel top composed of two boards of uneven width, the
US$1,500 - 2,000 apron inset with reticulated panels of facing kui dragons separated
by smaller panels of squared C-scrolls that repeat in the stretchers
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TWO MIXED WOOD RECTANGULAR DISPLAY STANDS (extensive wear, losses, repairs).
The smaller stand inlaid on the top with a black and gray marble 34 3/4 x 89 x 15 3/4in (88.3 x 226 x 40cm)
panel, the wood framing members subtly finished with a concave
surface on the exterior sides (wear, age cracks); the larger stand US$2,000 - 3,000
constructed with a single floating panel top, set-in waist and hump-
back aprons resolving into the short in-curving legs (shrinkage, wear).
12 1/4 and 16in (31 and 40.5cm) long

US$800 - 1,200

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