Two agate snuffboxes, China, 19th and 20th centuries - One is rectangular in shape, made of opaque beige agate; one side is carved in high relief with Shou Lao under a pine tree and a crane above bamboo stalks, a design repeated on the reverse. Oval base. Carnelian stopper. Height: 5.8 cm; - The other, baluster-shaped and made of honey-colored carnelian, is carved in high relief with a deer on one side and a crane holding a lingzhi in its beak on the other, both beneath pine trees. Oval foot. Stopper carved in one piece with two birds on a tree branch. Total height: 6.5 cm
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Estimate
€300 - €400
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Two agate snuffboxes, China, 19th and 20th centuries
- One is rectangular in shape, made of opaque beige agate; one side is carved in high relief with Shou Lao under a pine tree and a crane above bamboo stalks, a design repeated on the reverse. Oval base. Carnelian stopper. Height: 5.8 cm; - The other, baluster-shaped and made of honey-colored carnelian, is carved in high relief with a deer on one side and a crane holding a lingzhi in its beak on the other, both beneath pine trees. Oval foot. Stopper carved in one piece with two birds on a tree branch. Total height: 6.5 cm
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Tuesday 10 November・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris