Asian Art

Online-Only Auction, 14 - 25 April 2022

Asian Art

Sold for

ZAR 17 588
Lot 59
  • A Chinese Canton ivory card case, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 588

About this Item

A Chinese Canton ivory card case, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century

rectangular, finely carved with figures at various pursuits before pavilions and flowering gardens, the front carved with an oval vacant cartouche, some losses, signed with a painted black character mark, 9,5cm high; another, the front finely carved in relief with figures and dwellings at various pursuits amongst blossoming trees and an oval cartouche, the reverse similarly carved, 8,4cm high; another, 19th century, the front and reverse carved with figures sitting in a balustraded garden surrounded by blossoming trees, with further figures amongst pavilions at various pursuits, minor age cracks to cover, 8,4cm high; and another, rectangular, the front deeply carved in relief with flowers and foliage against a key-fret ground, the reverse with a cartouche engraved with initials enclosed by figures at various pursuits before balustraded bridges and pavilions, minor restorations, 11,4cm high

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Provenance

Property of an Oriental Collector.



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