£1,100
A CHINESE ROOTWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE, the terminal set with one (of two) green glass eyes, the staff finely pierced and carved, 49cm long, 19th century. See illustration
The smooth end is cracked and has some filler showing, and has a square peg inset and two circular indentations. Three cracks to the thin tendrils, one crack to body, I suspect it has had some filler here and there showing as dull brown in amongst the root.
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