Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

95 234 A Chinese amber snuff bottle, late 19th century the well hollowed bottle carved in the form of melon, heightened with a leafy branch, stopper, 4,5cm high R10 000–15 000 235 A Chinese amber snuff bottle, late 19th century the well hollowed bottle carved in the form of Buddha’s hand citron, the shoulder with a leafy branch, stopper, 5cm high R10 000–15 000 236 A Chinese smoky quartz crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century of canister faceted octagonal form, with detachable cover carved with a pair of bats, the sides with open lug handles threaded with a fine chain, with double amethyst-bead toggle, stopper, 6cm high R –  237 A Chinese smoky quartz crystal snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century of canister form with detachable cover, carved with a pair of entwined chilong , the sides with open lug handles carved with bats and threaded with a fine chain, with double amethyst-bead toggle, the front carved with a rosette of bats enclosing a circular plaque, signed , the reverse with two circular plaques moulded with stylised fu characters, stopper, 6,5cm high R20 000–25 000 234 235 236 237