Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

108 279 Two Chinese amber snuff bottles, late 19th/early 20th century the first of flattened ovoid form of honey tone, the front carved with chilong , with low foot rim, stopper, 6,5cm high ; the second of double- gourd form carved in relief with fruit against a basketweave ground, stopper, 8,5cm high (2) R –  280 Five Chinese amber snuff bottles, early 20th century the first of fruit form carved with trailing foliage and branches, stopper, 5,5cm high ; and four further examples variously carved with bats, fruit, a figure, birds, fish and water lilies, stoppers, the tallest 5,5cm high (5) R –  281 Two Chinese amethyst snuff bottles, early 20th century the first carved with a pair of ducks floating on a lily pad, stopper, 5,5cm long ; the second carved in the form of a seated dog of Fo , his tail in the form of a stopper, 5cm long (2) R –  279 280 281