Auction on
15 April 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Approaching the million mark, a nephrite seal once belonging to Qianlong joined the huge cohort of its peers scattered across the world.
China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Square spinach green nephrite seal surmounted by a lion, its left front paw resting on a ball; on the underside, the inscription qin xian zhi bao ("treasure of the Qianlong emperor, appreciating talented people"), 7.2 x 8.8 x 8.8 cm/2.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 in. Result: €914,400.
China, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Square spinach green nephrite seal surmounted by a lion, its left front paw resting on a ball; on the underside, the inscription qin xian zhi bao ("treasure of the Qianlong emperor, appreciating talented people"), 7.2 x 8.8 x 8.8 cm/2.8 x 3.5 x 3.5 in. Result: €914,400.
The hammer fell—or rather, the seal left its mark—on €914,400 as it joined the lengthy history of imperial seals at auction. This one is made of an intense spinach-green nephrite : a color providing a dramatic background to the inscription gin xian zhi bao…
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