A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE ‘STAG’ SEALS, EASTERN H... Lot n° 509

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) 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. Provenance: Pao & Moltke Oriental Art, Toronto, Canada, 1995. Canadian private collection, acquired from the above according to the collectors personal notes. 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 tortoises and 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. ??????????? ?????25-220?????????????????????????????? ??????????????????? ?????????????????????????? ?????????Pao & Moltke ?????1995???????????????????????? ????47.1 ? ??????3.3 ??