An amber carving and a stand; Stand, Qing dynasty, 18th century; Carving, Qing dynasty, 19th century. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot sold 10,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's

the irregularly shaped boulder carved on one side with a figure seated beside a crane perched on a rock all under a pine tree, the reverse with two further figures standing under a pine tree, attached to a stand carved as swirling clouds above waves. Height 6 3/4  in., 17.1 cm

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Works of Art, New York, 17 mars 2015