Strauss & co - 8 - 11 November 2020

168 Chinese School, Qing Dynasty, 19th century gouache on paper, rectangular, painted with figures before buildings and a park entrance, tear, framed, 18 by 24,7cm R8 000 - 10 000 169 A Chinese bamboo scholar’s brushpot bitong , Qing Dynasty, 19th century oval, the body carved with a continuous scene of figures in conversation before pagodas amongst pine trees and rocky outcrops, with further figures at various pursuits within each pagoda, the rim carved with clouds, the base with Sanskrit inscription, age cracks, 15cm high ; and another, smaller, cylindrical, carved to the front with a cartouche enclosing a scholar seated beneath a maple tree attended by two boys with a further boy observing from a pagoda, the reverse with a rondel enclosing a pair of birds amongst scrolling clouds, the sides interspersed with five- character script, the whole enclosed by a circle-and-dot diaper border, with inverted foot, age cracks, 13cm high (2) R10 000 - 15 000 170 A Chinese hongmu drum stool, Qing Dynasty, 19th century of barrel form, the circular top above a reeded apron, raised on six interlocking looped supports, on a circular moulded base with wave-shaped bracket feet, restorations, numbered 889, 47,1cm high, 39,7cm diameter R15 000 - 20 000 171 A Chinese Export hongmu and silver-inlaid stand, early 20th century the openwork vase-shaped frame united by five platform shelves, with fretwork apron, on scroll feet, inlaid with clouds and triangular motifs, repairs, 77cm high, 54cmwide, 20cm deep R15 000 - 20 000 168 169 170 171 50