17TH/18TH CENTURY, THE PAPER-KNIFE 19TH CENTURY
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Two gilt bronze seated figures and a silver paper knife
17th/18th Century, the paper-knife 19th Century
A gilt bronze figure of Guandi seated in a chair in long coat and offical hat, holding a tablet in his hands, with traces of red lacquer 16.8 cm high; and a seated gilt bronze figure of an official, both hands resting on his knees, 21.5 cm high; and a Japanese paper knife with tiger tooth handle, the base of the handle modelled in silver as the head of a dragon holding a pearl in his fierce mouth, 25.5 cm long (3)
17th/18th Century, the paper-knife 19th Century
A gilt bronze figure of Guandi seated in a chair in long coat and offical hat, holding a tablet in his hands, with traces of red lacquer 16.8 cm high; and a seated gilt bronze figure of an official, both hands resting on his knees, 21.5 cm high; and a Japanese paper knife with tiger tooth handle, the base of the handle modelled in silver as the head of a dragon holding a pearl in his fierce mouth, 25.5 cm long (3)