Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 6 March 2017
English Silver, Furniture, Oriental and Cape Silver, Decorative Arts and Furniture
Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 21 600
About this Item
Three Chinese cameo agate snuff bottles, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
the first carved in relief to the russet skin with a young boy and his hounds in a mountainscape, with low footrim, stopper, signed, 7,7cm high; the second carved in relief to the russet skin with a full moon and a seated sage beneath a pine tree viewing a pair of geese, with low footrim, stopper, 8,3cm high; and the third carved in relief with a pair of contesting dragons, stopper, 7cm high
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