A large Chinese hardwood and cloisonné ruyi sceptre, Qing Dynasty, 19th centuryof undulating form with a lappet shaped terminal, decorated with green-ground panels enclosing scrolling lotus, flowerheads and ribbon-tied scrolls, the carved hardwood body decorated with ruyi-heads and geometric motifs, the reverse with a wan pattern ground, attached blue silk tassel and jade bead, the sceptre 56 cm long