A FINE GROUP OF SIX CAST IRON SEALS Tibet, 19^th century. Five of cylindrical tapering shape surmounted by a stupa finial, one engraved with floral scroll. The sixth with a seal face to either side. All pierced for suspension.

Condition: Good condition commensurate with age.
Provenance: Dr. Ernst Eichler, Vienna, Austria. Thence by descent in the same family. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018) was a judge and poet, writing under the pseudonym of Ernst David. His works have been published worldwide and translated into many languages, including Japanese. Beginning in the late 1960s, he built an important collection of writing instruments, seals and other antique desktop objects, among them a small number of Chinese and Tibetan seals.

Weight: 230 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 4.4 – 6.5 cm