Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 16 October 2017

Jewellery, Watches, European and Oriental Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 11 710
Lot 167
  • A Chinese turquoise snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty


Lot Estimate
ZAR 10 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 11 710

About this Item

A Chinese turquoise snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty
in the form of a ribbed gourd carved with vines, with leaf-capped stopper, chip to one leaf, 5,3cm high; and another of lapis lazuli in flattened ovoid form, carved with a maiden beneath a tree, the reverse with a phoenix before a rocky outcrop, raised on a low footrim, 5,9cm high
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