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 31 94 A Chinese ‘pebble’ jadeite snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century the ovoid body carved in low relief with stylised foliage, peaches and butterflies, the stone of ‘apple- green’tone, jade stopper, 6,5 cm high ; a Chinese pale celadon jade snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, carved in the form of a fisherman carrying a sack over his left shoulder, a fish in his right hand, the stone of pale celadon tone, jade stopper, hairline cracks, 7,5 cm high ; another with hexagonal body and ribbed sides, the stone of ‘spinach’tone, stopper, damage to snuff spoon, 6,5 cm high (3) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 95 A Chinese ‘shadow’ agate snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century of flattened ovoid form, the sides carved in low relief with mask-headed ring-handles, the stone of pale grey tone with brown inclusions, metal-mounted jade stopper, minor chip, 6,6 cm high ; and a Chinese moss agate snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, of ovoid flattened form, the stone of mottled brown, purple and grey tones with lavender inclusions, metal- mounted jade stopper, cracks to stopper, 7,7 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 96 A Chinese ‘shadow’ agate snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty of flattened double-gourd form, the stone of pale grey tone with brown inclusions, metal-mounted jade stopper, minor chip, 7,3 cm high R  –   97 A Chinese agate snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty with flattened ovoid body carved to the front with a duck with a lotus in its beak, jade stopper, 7,3 cm high ; another of rounded form, the front carved in relief with a horse below a prunus tree, the mottled stone of pale grey tone, stopper, lacking snuff spoon, 6,3 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 98 A Chinese ‘hair crystal’ snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty the flattened ovoid body raised on an oval foot, tiger’s eye stopper, 7,8 cm high ; and a Chinese spinach jade snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, the flattened ovoid body with carved mask-headed handles, raised on a low oval foot, the stone of ‘spinach green’tone, stopper, dent to the body, damage to snuff spoon, 6,7 cm high (2) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 94 95 96 97 98