Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

96 238 A Chinese white jade snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century of flattened spherical form, the front carved with a mask, the reverse with an inscription, the shoulders with lion-mask-and-ring handles, on a flattened oval foot, the stone of even pale tone, stopper, 5,5cmhigh R8 000–10 000 239 A Chinese agate snuff bottle, late 19th/early 20th century of rounded form carved with basket weave, raised on a low oval foot, stopper, 6,2cm high R4 000–6 000 240 Two Chinese cameo agate magnum snuff bottles, late 19th/early 20th century the first carved in relief with three cubs playing beneath a pine tree, on a low footrim, stopper, 9,7cm high ; the second carved in relief with a pair of praying mantis amongst foliage, stopper, 9,5cm high (2) R10 000–12 000 241 Three Chinese agate snuff bottles, late 19th/early 20th century the first of flattened square outline raised on a low footrim, the shoulders carved with a pair of lion-mask-and-ring handles, stopper, 6,8cm high ; the second of part- lobed form, the shoulders carved with a picot border, on a low footrim, 7,5cm high ; and the third example of tapering ovoid form, the shoulders carved with a band of petals, on a low circular footrim, stopper, 6,5cm high (3) R9 000–12 000 238 front 239 240 241 238 reverse