Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 15 October 2018
Decorative Arts
About this Item
An Anglo-Indian elk antler, ivory and wooden sewing box, Vizagapatam, 19th century
rectangular, the exterior with panels of elk antler, raised on four ivory bun feet, the interior of the hinged cover centred by a carved ivory flowerhead enclosed by a rectangular ivory border decorated with scrolling foliage, set with a detachable wooden tray with red velvet pin cushion and ten compartments, the top set with ivory panels decorated with stylised scrolling foliage, later finials to the corners, 13,5cm high, 29cm wide, 21,5cm deep
*This lot is not suitable for export
More from Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
A George III mahogany and brass-bound watercolour and drawing case, W.J. Reeves & Woodyer, London, England, 1800-1816
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
A pair of Chinese Export silver candlesticks, 19th century
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
A Chinese Export silver tazza, Wang Hing & Co, Hong Kong, late 19th/early 20th century
ZAR 25 000 - 30 000
A Chinese Export tortoiseshell box and cover, Canton, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
A Chinese marble-set rosewood and inlaid mother-of-pearl barrel-form drum stool, late 19th/early 20th century
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Bronze of an equestrian figure of a Moor in combat with a lion, P. J. Mêne, 1810-1879
ZAR 80 000 - 100 000
