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Lot #72 - A pair of polychrome ivory snuff bottles, 19th/20th century

  • Auction House:
    Sotheby's Australia
  • Sale Name:
    Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
  • Sale Date:
    21 Jun 2017 ~ 5.30pm
  • Lot #:
    72
  • Lot Description:
    A pair of polychrome ivory snuff bottles, 19th/20th century
    each of upright shouldered form, the sides carved in deep undercut relief with a continuous scene of women and children, one depicting women on a pavilion terrace watching a procession of boys playing instruments and pulling a dignitary seated in a rickshaw, the other with figures on a pavilion terrace looking down at women bearing gifts and others playing musical instruments, all within lappet and cloud collar borders, stoppers en suite
    11.5 cm high overall
  • Estimate:
    A$4,000 - 6,000
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Oriental

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