Red and Grey Chinese Hardstone Seal (9cm)
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- Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.
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'Official Record Containing introduction, history of exhibition, description of exhibition and exhibits. Official awards of commissioners and Catalogue of Exhibits. Published by the Authority of the Commissioners' by Mason, Firth & M'Cutcheon, 1882