Lot 3175. A pair of silver-inlaid and parcel-gilt bronze ‘chilong ’paper weight, Late Ming-early Qing period, 17th century. Estimate HKD 600,000 - HKD 1,000,000. Price realised HKD 750,000 © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

Each rectangular bronze paper weight is inlaid in silver with aruyi-cloud pattern on the upper surface, and surmounted by a gilt handle in the form of a slender double-horned dragon standing foursquare with an arched back and curly tail. The sides are inlaid with a keyfret band, and the reverse inlaid with a four-character mark, bingchen nian zhi, ‘made in the cyclical bingchen year’. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm.) long, box

Note: Compare to a paperweight of similar design but rendered in cloisonne in the Beijing Palace Museum, illustrated in Small Refined Articles of the Study, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shenzhen, 2009, p. 165, no. 150.

Christie's. The Imperial Sale / Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 31 May 2017, Convention Hall