Strauss & co - 16 October 2017, Cape Town

62 159 160 157 158 160 A Chinese inside-painted glass snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century the front painted with a phoenix amongst chrysanthemums, the reverse painted with a panda, bamboo and blossom, the shoulders carved with yellow mask-and-ring handles, yellow-line borders, raised on an oval footrim, 5,7cm high ; and a Chinese blue glass overlay snuff bottle, carved with contesting dragons above stylized waves, raised on an oval footrim, the neck with metal collar, 6,5cm high (2) R –  157 A Chinese carved coral figure of a boy, early 20th century standing holding a peony, 5cm high ; and a carved hardwood stand (2) R –  *This lot is not suitable for export. 158 A group of four Chinese Mandarin gilt-metal-mounted hat finials, late 19th/early 20th century comprising; a milky white glass example of the Sixth Rank; a transparent blue glass example of the Third Rank; a transparent glass example of the Fifth Rank; and a coral-coloured example, carved with a shou character, each with gilt- metal and filigree base, the tallest 6cm high (4) R –  159 Two Chinese cloisonné enamel snuff bottles, late 19th/early 20th century each decorated with pink and white flowers against a blue ground, raised on an oval footrim, similarly decorated stoppers, one snuff spoon detached, the taller 7,3cm high (2) R – 