A Victorian white marble bust of a Bald gentleman with mutton chops, signed verso: J Scholl, on a fluted oak ionic column pedestal. Height of bust 46 cm, height of pedestal 102 cm. Provenance: Shapiro Auctioneers, Sydney, Traditional furniture and decorati
Pair of Chinese carved stone Chops, with kylins set to the top, above decorative stands on a carved seal, height 22 cm (2). Provenance: The Fretwell collection
A pair of Chinese 'chicken blood' jade chops, each of square section, finely engraved, one with dragon, the other a bird, both with character marks, gilt to the recesses, boxed. Height 7.2 cm.
A group of three Chinese soapstone seals. Of plain rectangular form and of differing sizes, each in beige tonings with incised or relief carved chops, well marked with red ink. Heights: 5 cm and 5.5 cm
A group of four Chinese stone seals, the mottled yellow ochre rectangular seals depicting the four seasons, each with an engraved and inked floral emblem of the respective season accompanied by script; chops to base well stained with red ink. Height 9 cm