A Chinese Export silver cigarette case, Lee Kam, early 20th century

Continental & Oriental Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Glass including collections of Chinese Jade

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ZAR 3 513
Lot 188
  • A Chinese Export silver cigarette case, Lee Kam, early 20th century
  • A Chinese Export silver cigarette case, Lee Kam, early 20th century


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ZAR 1 500 - 2 000
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ZAR 3 513
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A Chinese Export silver cigarette case, Lee Kam, early 20th century
rectangular, the front moulded in relief with a sage and his attendant beneath a tree overlooking a fisherman before a bridge, with pavilions and a mountanous landscape in the distance, centred by a shield-shaped cartouche engraved with the initials 'MDM', the reverse with a three-clawed dragon holding a flaming pearl, gilt interior, inscribed 'Dongtian' 67,3g, 8,3cm long


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