Two rare religious-subject carved mother-of-pearl shells, Qing Dynasty, circa 1840
Asian Art
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 14 070
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About this Item
Two rare religious-subject carved mother-of-pearl shells, Qing Dynasty, circa 1840
one carved in high relief to the exterior with a Nativity scene enclosed by the twelve Apostles, the other with the Adoration of the Magi above a plaque engraved BETHLEHEM and a pierced panel of flowerheads and scrolling foliage, each set to a velvet surround, with easel back and hanging aperture, minor chips, the larger 19,8 by 19,3cm
*This lot is not suitable for export
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Provenance
Stephan Welz & Co in association with Sotheby's, Cape Town, 11 & 12 October 1999, lot 708.
Property of an Oriental Collector.
Literature
cf David Howard, A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai & Hong Kong, Sotheby's London, 1997, cat. no. 333, page 242.
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