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A SMALL AMBER OPENWORK BRUSH REST
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Carved with an eagle staring down from the top of rocks at a bear crouched at the base
3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) long, wood stand
Exhibited
Rock Show at the Garden, E & J Frankel, Ltd., New York, 2 June - 9 July 1994.

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Lot Essay

The depiction of an eagle with a bear forms the rebus yingxiong, 'hero' or 'courage'.

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