Lot 106

FIVE ORGANIC SNUFF BOTTLES Y
QING DYNASTY, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Auction: 15 June 2015 from 11:00 BST
£500
Description
comprising a plain ivory bottle, a double gourd mother of pearl carved with a figure and instrument, an oval nut with carved ivory finial with insect and stem stopper, an octagonal carved tortoiseshell bottle and a double square bottle with inscription (For the appreciation of Yuan Shikai) (5)
tallest 8.5cm (including stopper)
Footnote
Note:
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916) was the first President of the Republic of China.
