Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 5 March 2018

Decorative Arts

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ZAR 9 954
Lot 241
  • Three Chinese agate snuff bottles, late 19th/early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000USD 507 - 677
Selling Price
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ZAR 9 954
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About this Item

Three Chinese agate snuff bottles, late 19th/early 20th century
the first of flattened square outline raised on a low footrim, the shoulders carved with a pair of lion-mask-and-ring handles, stopper, 6,8cmhigh; the second of part-lobed form, the shoulders carved with a picot border, on a low footrim, 7,5cm high; and the third example of tapering ovoid form, the shoulders carved with a band of petals, on a low circular footrim, stopper, 6,5cm high
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