Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 13 656
About this Item
Nanjing (Nanking), China
A Chinese silver bat box, Bao Qing, Nanjing, late 19th century
the peach-shaped part-lobed hinged chased cover moulded in relief with an inverted bat, its wings encompassing six lobed panels each engraved with maidens, a pair of squirrels and foliage, enclosing three compartments, the shaped sides engraved with alternating panels of eight horses, flowering blossom and birds between ruyi-head borders, the hinge with a small bat to the reverse, split, dents, 9,5cm wide, 150g
Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.