IRON SCEPTRE WITH SILVER-WIRE INSCRIPTION OF SHOU CHARACTERS, CHINA, QING DYNASTY The head of elegant lingzhi shape arching over the curving body to terminate in a lingzhi-shaped tip, the front inlaid with beaten silver-wire of shou characters, the reverse with a diapered cash pattern and other inscription, all within a border corresponding to the shape of the sceptre. In good conditions, minor wears on the surface, very minor losses. 47 cm high, 10.5 cm wide AN INSCRIBED SILVER-INLAID LONGEVITY IRON RUYI SCEPTRE, CHINA, QING DYNASTY Provenance: property of a gentleman in south of Italy