30th Jan, 2020 13:00
The Asian and African Works of Art Auction
A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BIRD'S NEST
19TH CENTURY CHINESE BIRD'S NEST,
accompanied by a handwritten note reading 'This is the birds nest found in the Eastern archipelago of which the Chinese make the famous soup - Shaughae(?) 10 Nove 1854(?)', contained in a wood box, the sliding top inscribed in pen 'Mr Jas Boyer Jun, Elie...' , the nest 9cm long, 6cm wide, 4cm deep, 25g
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Sold for £300
Estimated at £100 - £200
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