A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE 'STAG' SEALS, EASTERN HAN

A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE 'STAG' SEALS, EASTERN HAN
China, 25-220 AD. The bases of square shape cast in intaglio with two-character seals, each surmounted by a stag with jagged antlers. (2)

Provenance: Pao & Moltke Oriental Art, Toronto, Canada, 1995. Canadian private collection, acquired from the above according to the collectors personal notes.
Condition: Good original condition, especially when considering the age of these pieces. Extensive wear, fine copper-red and malachitegreen patina and verdigris, minor nicks and losses.

Weight: 47.1 g in total
Dimensions: Height 3.3 cm each

Auction result comparison: Compare with a related lot of three gilt bronze seals with a chimera, two of which are larger than the present seals, sold by Christie's New York in The Sze Yuan Tang Archaic Bronzes from the Anthony Hardy Collection on 16 September 2010, lot 904, for USD $7,500.

一對鎏金鹿形方印，東漢
中國，公元25-220年。凹版鑄造的方形底座，印章面分別可見兩個字符。鹿形印章鈕。

來源：加拿大多倫多Pao & Moltke 東亞藝術，1995。加拿大私人收藏，根據參加個人紀錄購於上述藝廊。
品相：原始狀態良好，尤其是考慮其年齡。 廣泛磨損，銅紅色和孔雀石綠的包漿，輕微的划痕和缺損。

重量：縂47.1 克
尺寸：分別高3.3 厘米