Strauss & co - 16 March 2015, Cape Town

289 A Chinese famille rose yellow- ground ruyi enamel sceptre, Republic Period (1912-1949) the front enamelled with auspicious symbols and scrolling foliage, the head with a medallion, the reverse and sides decorated with flowers and foliage, 28,5cm long R15 000–20 000 290 A Chinese cloisonné enamel tripod censer and cover, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the body enamelled with scrolling foliage and flowerheads against a blue ground, raised on three elephant heads, the sides applied with conforming handles, the rim with greek-key border, the pierced cover with a recumbent caparisoned elephant supporting a miniature censer, turquoise enamelled interior, inside of the cover with chips and hairline cracks, one finial handle with distortion, 19cm high R20 000–30 000 291 A Chinese cloisonné tiffin, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the double carrying frame with engraved sides and fitted with a pair of chopsticks, with two detachable pierced braziers, one holding a canister, the other a three-tiered container, each with a cover, one cover now fixed and with dents, the bottle stopper now fixed, general wear, the frame 31,5cm high R15 000–20 000 291 289 290 104