Strauss & co - 18 March 2019, Cape Town

THE DR JR AND MARY STRONG COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART LOTS 52–109 30 90 A Chinese ‘apple green’ jadeite two-handled vase and cover, late Qing Dynasty the flattened baluster body carved in relief with bands of stiff-leaf and foliate motifs, the sides applied with elephant ring- handles, the cover carved with an oval finial, raised on a low oval foot, the stone of mottled green and brown tone, 10,5 cm high, 4,9 cmwide ; a Chinese jadeite snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, the tapering body carved in low relief with stylised foliate and lappet borders, the stone of ‘apple-green’tone, jade stopper, 8,5 cm high ; and a Chinese jade covered box, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, made for the Mogul export market, oval, carved in relief with bands of key-fret motifs and stylised lotus leaves, raised on a domed oval foot, the cover carved with flowerheads and foliage, the stone of mottled green and brown tones with white and brown inclusions, 4,5 cm high, 4,9 cmwide (3) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 91 A Chinese celadon and rust jade snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century the ovoid flattened body carved to the front with a carp leaping from stylised waves, the reverse with a deer and ruyi below pines, the stone of mottled green and red tones with brown inclusions, ivory stopper, 7,3 cm high ; and a Chinese ‘pebble’ snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, ovoid, the front carved with flowers and a rocky outcrop, turquoise stopper, 6,8 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 92 A Mongolian metal- mounted ivory snuff bottle, 19th century the ovoid body set with a metal- mounted collar moulded with a dragon and flaming pearl above a filigree border, the base set with a band of turquoise beads, with similarly decorated metal-mounted stopper, hairline cracks, 8,7 cm high ; and a Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the flattened ovoid body carved with a continuous frieze of figures before a mountainscape, with pavilions, trees and rocky outcrops enclosed by geometric and foliate motifs, the sides carved in low relief with mask-headed ring-handles, raised on an oval foot, metal- mounted jade stopper, 9 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 93 A Chinese stained ivory snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the front carved in relief with a monkey hanging from a vine enclosed by a lobed border, the reverse with a monkey and its child seated on a rocky outcrop, the ovoid flattened body intricately carved in low relief with geometric motifs, with similarly decorated ivory stopper, inscribed pseudo-Qianlong reign mark, 7,9 cm high ; and a Chinese amber snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, the flattened ovoid body carved to the front with an Immortal holding a peach and a fly-whisk, the reverse with a young boy playing with a crane below a pair of bats against an engraved lozenge background, the sides carved in relief with mask- headed ring-handles, amber stopper, lacking snuff spoon, 8,3 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 90 91 92 93