• Dimension: Height: 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm) Diameter: 9 1/2 in (24.1 cm)
• Estimate From: $8000
• Estimate To: $16000

Finely cast as a lion seated on haunches upon a square plinth, with finely rendered manes and with a powerful snarl revealing sharp teeth, with one paw on a small lion cub, surrounded by nine small lion cubs, each resting on a section of the plinth and detachable as a seal, each inscribed on the seal face with inscription. Mid-Qing Dynasty period.

Compare a smaller bronze lion seal set, sold in Sotheby’s New York in March 2013, Lot 345, for USD 43,850