A Chinese Canton ivory card case, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
LOT 84
A Chinese Canton ivory card case, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century
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ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
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About this Item
A Chinese Canton ivory card case, Qing Dynasty, late 18th century
rectangular, finely carved with figures at various pursuits before pavillions and flowering gardens, the front carved with an oval vacant cartouche, some losses, signed with a painted black character mark, 9,5cm high; and another, 19th century, rectangular, the front deeply carved in relief with flowers and foliage against a key-fret ground, the reverse with a cartouche engraved with initials enclosed by figures at various pursuits before balustraded bridges and pavilions, some restorations,11,4cm high
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Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.
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