Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

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Oriental Works of Art
  • A miscellaneous collection of Chinese mother-of-pearl counters and plaques, Qing Dynasty, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000

About this Item

A miscellaneous collection of Chinese mother-of-pearl counters and plaques, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

in various shapes and sizes, variously carved, some engraved with initials, minor chips to the outer borders, the longest 6,5cm; two Chinese silver-plated tablets, rectangular, each engraved and moulded to the reverse with the Chinese zodiac, one front engraved with a water buffalo, the other with a dragon, each pierced, signed, pinhead dents, each 9cm long; and another two, each rectangular with incurved corners, one moulded to the front with a small boy astride a dragon, the other with a deer and crane, each pierced, signed, pinhead dents, each 10cm long

*This lot is not suitable for export

(Qty)

Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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