Lot 127 , A Chinese bronze ‘lion-dog’ seal, Ming dynasty

A Chinese bronze ‘lion-dog’ seal, Ming dynasty, the seated beast on a rectangular plinth, inscribed to the edge of the plinth ‘ji jan’, the eight character matrix base inscribed ‘Anxi jiangjun sina zhi yin’ (Seal of the General of Anxi and commander of cavalry), 6.1cm high

Provenance - bought from Roger Keverne, 2nd March 2000 for £1800.
£600-800

Sold for £550