Lot 259 , A Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle and a lac burgaute snuff bottle, 8.5cm and 6.5cm

A Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle and a lac burgaute snuff bottle, the first of flattened globular form carved in high relief with ladies in a pavilion garden, the opposing side with a scholar with an incense burner, matching stopper, the second snuff bottle typically inlaid with birds and flowers in abalone and picked out in gilt foil, 8.5cm and 6.5cm
Estimate £200-300


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Sold for £200