R3,000
A CHINESE IVORY âSONGBIRDSâ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORT
The flattened baluster body raised on a prominent foot, the front engraved with two songbirds perched on a blossoming branch, inscribed: wealth, honour and longevity, signed Baifang, ivory stopper, the collar stained green, ivory spoon
6cm high including stopper
PROVENANCE
Acquired Zurich, thence by descent
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