Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 22 - 29 March 2021
Chinese Porcelain and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
About this Item
A Chinese agate snuff bottle, 19th/20th century
the ovoid body carved in high relief with a groomsman and his horse before a flowering tree, raised on a low foot, agate stopper, lacking snuff spoon, fritting chips, the bottle 6cm high; another, the ovoid body carved in high relief with a pair of waterbirds amongst lilies, raised on a low foot, agate stopper surmounted by a ball finial, lacking snuff spoon, fritting chips, the bottle 5,8cm high; another, ovoid, carved in high relief with a sage and his kneeling attendant before a rocky outcrop and flowering branches, raised on a low foot, agate stopper surmounted by a button-shaped finial, lacking snuff spoon, fritting chips, the bottle 5,5cm high; and another, ovoid, carved in high relief with a sage and a young boy before a gnarled maple tree with foliage, raised on a low foot, associated pink quartz and ivory stopper, fritting chips, the bottle 6cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
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