Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Jewellery and Fine Wine

Live Virtual Auction, 8 - 11 November 2020

Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Sold for

ZAR 8 208
Lot 162
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
  • A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 8 208

About this Item

A Chinese amber cicada snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

with finely carved body and wings, its legs tucked beneath its body, with jade stopper, minor chips, the bottle 5,5cm long; and a Chinese obsidian 'snowflake' snuff bottle, 20th century, tapering ovoid, raised on an oval foot, with later amber stopper, minor chips, the bottle 6cm high

*This lot is not suitable for export

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