The Property of a Gentleman 紳士藏品
Lot 12
A rare silver-alloy 'Daoist' seal 19th century
7 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £41,312.50 inc. premium
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Asaph Hyman
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Dessa Goddard
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Rachel Hyman
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A rare silver-alloy 'Daoist' seal
19th century
Of rectangular form, cast as a ferocious four-legged mythical beast with a curling horn, the head turned sharply to its left, with protruding eyes beneath heavy brows, the writhing body flanked by a pair of wings, the top of the seal cast with an eight-character inscription in standard script, the underside seal face cast with a Daoist talisman. 5.3cm (2.4in) high.
Of rectangular form, cast as a ferocious four-legged mythical beast with a curling horn, the head turned sharply to its left, with protruding eyes beneath heavy brows, the writhing body flanked by a pair of wings, the top of the seal cast with an eight-character inscription in standard script, the underside seal face cast with a Daoist talisman. 5.3cm (2.4in) high.
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十九世紀 銀合金瑞獸鈕符咒印
Provenance: an English private collection
來源：英國私人收藏
The seal is inscribed: '護身鎮宅 六丁玉女', which may be translated as: 'protecting the body and house; the Jade Goddess Liu Ding.'
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