Lot 685 D‡α

Two large ivory snuff bottles. 19th century

Two large ivory snuff bottles with a) relief decoration of the story of the young Sima Guang, who saved his friend who was stuck in a water barrel, and b) deep, sunken relief of figures in a boat and standing on the river bank. Both with matching stopper. (2)
Height with stopper a) 9.8 cm; b) 10.1 cm