A Chinese Tortoise Form Bronze Nestled Seal Set, 44AL
Cast bronze with reddish-brown patina and residual red seal paste on the seal faces. The set consists of an outer square seal with hollow tortoise-shell finial and an inner smaller nested seal surmounted by a bird finial, which fits inside the outer seal. The base of each seal bears carved seal script characters. The tortoise shell features incised shell detailing with openwork legs. Comparanda include Chinese bronze nested composite seals with zoomorphic knobs, with related examples in private collections. Likely intended for document marking and personal authentication. Height 2.5 cm (0.98 in.), width 1.8 cm (0.71 in.).
Condition
Items are sourced from an estate.This is a no-reserve auction.
Cast bronze with reddish-brown patina and residual red seal paste on the seal faces. The set consists of an outer square seal with hollow tortoise-shell finial and an inner smaller nested seal surmounted by a bird finial, which fits inside the outer seal. The base of each seal bears carved seal script characters. The tortoise shell features incised shell detailing with openwork legs. Comparanda include Chinese bronze nested composite seals with zoomorphic knobs, with related examples in private collections. Likely intended for document marking and personal authentication. Height 2.5 cm (0.98 in.), width 1.8 cm (0.71 in.).
Condition
Items are sourced from an estate.This is a no-reserve auction.
