Important South African & International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 13 October 2014

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

Sold for

ZAR 113 680
Lot 212
  • A Chinese tortoiseshell-mounted pierced jade table screen, 18th/19th century
  • A Chinese tortoiseshell-mounted pierced jade table screen, 18th/19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 113 680

About this Item

A Chinese tortoiseshell-mounted pierced jade table screen, 18th/19th century

composed of a pair of arched panels carved with dragons, united by an oval-shaped tortoiseshell plaque carved with courtiers and their attendants before a pavilion, the stone of mottled grey and white tone, to a hardwood frame carved with a pair of dragons contesting a flaming pearl, one panel reduced, 13,8cm high, 11cm wide



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