A Chinese carved tortoiseshell box and cover, Qing Dynasty, late 18th/early 19th century
Part 2 - Jewellery & Decorative Arts
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ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
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ZAR 35 648
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A Chinese carved tortoiseshell box and cover, Qing Dynasty, late 18th/early 19th century
circular, carved with a seated courtier and his attendants before a balustraded pavilion, the foreground with a figure astride his horse, the sides carved with bands of flowerheads and dragons interspersed with buildings, the reverse carved with further figures enclosing a circular cartouche carved with the initials JPB, some damage to rim, 9,5cm diameter
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