Sold for:
$450
$450
Chinese, Late 19th/Early 20th century. Group of three unmatched carved ivory snuff bottles comprising of one with leaf tip border above figural scenes (men playing game in rocky setting with man holding large flag; and man, likely a scholar examining a scroll with cherry blossoms), unmarked and missing top (approximate height 3.125"); a snuff bottle with two women in outdoor garden settings in cartouches on sides of both surrounded by scrolled foliates, marked on bottom (approximate height 3.125"); and a smaller snuff bottle with engraved phoenix bird and five clawed serpentine scaled dragon, unmarked (approximate height 2.75").
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-01-03
