Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery

Live Auction, 5 March 2018

Decorative Arts

Sold for

ZAR 13 642
Lot 254
  • Three Chinese crystal snuff bottles, early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 13 642

About this Item

Three Chinese crystal snuff bottles, early 20th century
the first carved with a pair of swans, each with lingzhi fungus head borne on a stem in their beaks, stopper, 5,2cm long; the second carved with a Mandarin duck with a lotus bloom in its beak, a duckling resting its head on the wing, stopper, 6cm long; the third hair crystal bottle carved as a hare, suffused with scattered black needles, stopper, 6,2cm long
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