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 34 107 A Chinese overlay milky white and blue glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty of ovoid form, carved with stylised flowers and foliage, jade stopper, 6,7 cm high ; a Chinese overlay snowflake glass snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty, of ovoid form, carved with a pair of horses below willow and pine trees, with fixed stopper, lacking snuff spoon, 8 cm high ; and another, of ovoid form, carved with fishermen and Immortals below willow and pine trees, coral stopper, 7 cm high (3) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 108 Three Chinese overlay snowflake glass snuff bottles, late Qing Dynasty of ovoid form, carved with fishermen, dwellings and a water buffalo below pines and bamboo, stopper, 8,3 cm high ; the second of ovoid form, carved with eight stylised Buddhist emblems, later stopper, damage to snuff spoon, 6,8 cm high ; and the third of ovoid form, carved with a pair of fan-tailed carp feeding on lotus shoots, stopper, 6,7 cm high (3) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 109 A Chinese amber snuff bottle, late Qing Dynasty carved as a ‘finger citron’with pines, peaches and a monkey, with coral stopper, lacking snuff spoon, 7,6 cm high R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export VARIOUS PROPERTIES 110 An Anglo-Indian ivory, horn, sandalwood and tortoiseshell miniature chess table, Vizagapatam, 19th century the octagonal top inlaid with an ivory and tortoiseshell chequer board enclosed by triangular fret-work panels, each set to the centre with cartouche-shaped ivory panel highlighted with an ink engraving of a winged figure, enclosed by pen- work borders of trailing flowers and foliage, above a horn ring-turned column applied with three bands of sized bosses, raised on a quadripartite base and four ivory paw feet, 23,3 cm high, 26,2 cmwide ; and a rosewood games box, the sliding lid applied with a pierced ivory plaque, enclosing thirty two diminutive ivory and stained ivory chess pieces, the box 4,8 cm high, 7,8 cmwide, 6,3 cm deep ( Qty) R  –   *This lot is not suitable for export 107 108 109 110