A large ivory snuff bottle. 19th/early 20th century - image-1

Lot 662 Dα

A large ivory snuff bottle. 19th/early 20th century

Auction 1101 - overview Cologne
09.12.2017, 11:00 - Art from China, Tibet, and Nepal I: Highlights
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

A large ivory snuff bottle. 19th/early 20th century

A large ivory snuff bottle carved with two scenes of two scholars and an attendant on a terrace and around a table. Rocks and the Three Friends of Winter (pine, bamboo and plum trees) surround them in the garden. Matching stopper.
Height with stopper 11.5 cm

Provenance

Gallery Flachsmann, Kronberg