Strauss & co - 6 March 2017, Cape Town

110 285 Two Chinese crystal snuff bottles, early 20th century the first carved as a double snuff bottle with a pair of recumbent horses, their tails in the form of stoppers, 6,8cm long ; the second carved with a kylin , his head turned towards a small boy on his back, stopper, 6,2cm long (2) R –  286 A Chinese smokey quartz crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century of canister form with detachable cover, the sides with open lug handles threaded with a fine chain, with two amethyst-bead toggles, fixed stopper, 5,5cm high R –  285 286