• Dimension: Figure's Height: 10 1/4 in (26.0 cm) Length: 17 3/4 in (45.1 cm) Weight: 2850g
• Estimate From: $12000
• Estimate To: $42000

Naturalistically carved out of aloeswood with characteristic aroma, the carving depicts a seated toad with head turned left, the face with large bulging eyes and round nostrils, the front feet stretched, all supported on a hardwood stand. Qing Dynasty period.

Compare to a similarly sized aloeswood qilin carving, sold in Christie's Hong Kong in May 2018 for HKD 4,660,000, Lot 2917
沉香自古以來就是非常名貴的材料，亦是工 藝品最上乘的原材料。明、清兩代，宮廷皇室皆崇尚用此木製成各類文房器物，工藝精細，與犀角製作相同。由於沉香珍貴且多朽木細幹，用之雕刻，少有大材。因此在拍賣市場上一旦有沉香木製作的大件物品出現，往往會有令人驚訝的表現。可參考一類似大小沉香巧雕麒麟擺件，香港佳士得, 2018年5月, 拍品號2917, 成交價HKD 4,660,000