Two snuffboxes, one in cinnabar red lacquer, the other in gray and white agate, China, 19th and 20th centuries - The cinnabar-red lacquer on lead is decorated on one side with a scholar seated in front of a pavilion, accompanied by his servant beneath a wutong tree, and a second scholar seated on a pine trunk observing his servant, who is holding a box in his hands. The base is lacquered, but the top of the bottle reveals the lead. Stopper made of stained walrus ivory. H.: 6.3 cm; - The other is quadrangular in shape, made of bluish-gray agate, with a design carved in very high relief within a white vein depicting two butterflies with outstretched wings. It rests on a square base. The stopper is made of glass imitating coral. Height: 2.7 cm Scuff marks.
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Estimate
€400 - €500
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Two snuffboxes, one in cinnabar red lacquer, the other in gray and white agate, China, 19th and 20th centuries
- The cinnabar-red lacquer on lead is decorated on one side with a scholar seated in front of a pavilion, accompanied by his servant beneath a wutong tree, and a second scholar seated on a pine trunk observing his servant, who is holding a box in his hands. The base is lacquered, but the top of the bottle reveals the lead. Stopper made of stained walrus ivory. H.: 6.3 cm; - The other is quadrangular in shape, made of bluish-gray agate, with a design carved in very high relief within a white vein depicting two butterflies with outstretched wings. It rests on a square base. The stopper is made of glass imitating coral. Height: 2.7 cm
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Sale
Tuesday 10 November・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris