Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 5 March 2018

Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 9 368
Lot 238
  • A Chinese white jade snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Chinese white jade snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 368
Auction Catalogue

About this Item

A Chinese white jade snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century
of flattened spherical form, the front carved with a mask, the reverse with an inscription, the shoulders with lion-mask-and-ring handles, on a flattened oval foot, the stone of even pale tone, stopper, 5,5cm high


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