A CARVED BAMBOO-ROOT CHAIN-FORM SEAL QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

comprising two seals linked together in the form of a chain of three interlocking rings, one seal carved in the form of a gnarled bamboo culm, detailed with slightly protruding bosses along the nodes, the seal face carved with a two-character inscription reading Jin Tao, the other seal carved in the form of a short bamboo internode, similarly bordered with slight bosses, the seal face similarly carved with an inscription reading Jin Tao, the patina of a warm golden-brown colour

Collection of Charlotte Horstmann.
Christie's Hong Kong, 13th January 1987, lot 205.