31st Jan, 2019 11:30

The Asian Works of Art Auction

 
  Lot 1196
 

AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE AND A SEAL

EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE,
carved with a figural and architectural scene, with stopper, 9.5cm high; along with a mythical creature topped carved horn seal, carved to base, 8cm high (2)

 

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Sold for £550
Estimated at £80 - £120


Condition Report

Splits to the horn around the base and on the base. The ivory is undamaged, tiny crack to the inner rim of the lid.

 
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