Chinese Carved Bone Snuff Box

19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (83 grams, 98 mm).

Comprising a rectangular box with sliding lid engraved with a tea drinking scene; both men seated on the ground and the younger man pouring tea to the older man holding a cup in his right hand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1635