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A SMALL AMBER VASE, IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE AND TWO PROVENANCE

CORAL FIGURES Acquired in the 1940s in Yorkshire, England, then by descent

THE AMBER VASE 18TH CENTURY, THE IVORY SNUFF within the family.

BOTTLE AND CORAL FIGURES 19TH CENTURY 清十八及十九世紀 琥珀小瓶, 象牙鼻煙壺及珊瑚仕女立
像兩件一組四件
The group comprises: an amber vase carved in relief with a lotus
pond and a tree below bands of ruyi heads, shou characters,

lappets and key fret scroll; a large ivory snuf bottle carved with

panels enclosing fgures at leisure in a pavilion in reserve on

a scrolling foliate ground; two slender coral fgures of ladies

holding fower sprays.

The ivory snuf bottle 5º in (13.5 cm.) high, two wood stands (4)

£2,000-3,000 $2,600-3,800

€2,400-3,500

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AN IVORY ‘VINE’ LIBATION CUP AND A SMALL

CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER PROVENANCE

THE IVORY LIBATION CUP MING DYNASTY (1368-1644), Acquired in the 1940s in Yorkshire, England, then by descent
within the family.
THE CINNABAR LACQUER BOX 18TH CENTURY
明 象牙葉形盃及剔紅小圓蓋盒一組兩件
The ivory cup is carved as an open leaf and the sides are carved

with leafy tendrils of fruit-bearing vine forming the handle and

the base. The small cinnabar lacquer box is carved with scholars

in a landscape beneath a willow tree.

3æ in. (9.5 cm.) wide, carved wood stand (2)

£1,500-2,500 $1,900-3,100
€1,800-2,900