Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A Chinese mother-of-pearl carved shell, Qing Dynasty, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000

About this Item

A Chinese mother-of-pearl carved shell, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

carved with a jousting tournament, with five contestants armed with swords and shields flanked by a pair of equestrians, with courtiers looking on from pavilions and pagodas all amongst trees, with three carp in the foreground, chips, 21,9cm wide; fixed to a pierced foliate and prunus blossom-carved wooden stand, raised on a later stepped oval base, restoration, 33,5cm total height

*This lot is not suitable for export



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