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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A RETICULATED IVORY BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the sides divided into eight sections with raised floral bands,
reticulated with figural scenes, the cover similarly decorated,
all surmounted by a gnarled sprig finial
w. 17.3 cm, 6¾ in.
HK$ 15,000-20,000
US$ 1,950-2,550

A tiered-box with similar treatment of the ivory in the collection
of the Palace Museum, Taipei, was included in the museum’s
exhibition Splendid Treasures, A Hundred Masterpieces of The
National Palace Museum on Parade, Taipei, 2011, cat. no. 59.

清十九世紀 牙雕安居圖花式蓋盒
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE HONG KONG COLLECTION
A LARGE IVORY DOUBLE-GOURD SNUFF
BOTTLE AND STOPPER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
carved in relief with dense flowering branches issuing small
gourds, the fitted stopped carved in openwork in the form of
a stalk
13.8 cm, 5⅜ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850

清乾隆 牙雕瓜瓞綿綿葫蘆式鼻煙壺

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A HUANGHUALI TWO-TIERED PICNIC BOX
AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

comprising a shallow upper tray above two stacked trays, all
supported on a base frame set with a humpbacked handle and
openwork spandrels
h. 15.5 cm, 6⅛ in.
HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,100-7,700

清十八世紀 黃花梨雙層小提盒 467

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