A Cabinet of Curiosities: Twenty-Nine Small and Miniature Carvings from Three Continents and Various Eras, from Antiquity to the 20th Century 5-1/2 inches (14.0 cm) (largest) The lot comprising: A Chinese white jade miniature water coupe in the form of a lotus leaf with pupa, 18th century, (Provenance: Robyn Turner Fine Asian Works of Art, New York); A carved jade mask amulet attributed to the Teotihuacan Culture, circa 300-600 CE, (Provenance: Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills); A Chinese carved soapstone brush rest, Qing Dynasty (Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York); A Chinese lapis lazuli miniature brush coupe, Qing Dynasty, 18th century (Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York); A Chinese carved coral Budai, Qing Dynasty (Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York); A Chinese carved soapstone seal, 18th century (Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York); A Chinese root amber coupe carved with blossoms, Qing Dynasty (Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York); A Chinese chloromelanite jadeite luohan, Qing Dynasty (Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York); A Chinese rock crystal mountain-form brush rest, 18th century (Provenance: E&J Frankel, New York); A group of six miniatures of the ancient Near East comprising an Egyptian faience amulet of Isis and Horus, an Egyptian amethyst frog, an Egyptian faience amulet in the form of grapes, an Egyptian hematite carving of a ram, a stone amulet in the form of a seated baboon, and a miniature carnelian toad; A Chinese four-color carnelian carving of Zhongkui and attendant, Republic period; A Chinese carnelian carving of a carp and dragon on carved base, Qing Dynasty, 18th century; A Chinese carved lapis lazuli basket-form snuff bottle, Republic period; A Chinese tourmaline water coupe, late Qing Dynasty; Three Chinese amethyst carvings: a large pomegranate snuff bottle and two miniature figural carvings of HeHe Erxian, late Qing Dynasty; A Chinese celadon jade carving of Tan Zi, 19th century, together with a hardstone carving of Zhang Fei; A carved jade mask amulet attributed to the Teotihuacan Culture, circa 300-600 CE (Provenance: Barakat Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA); A Mezcala carved stone figure; A Pre-Columbian green stone mask-form pendant; A Classical period carved stone oil lamp; A Zuni bone fetish; A red stone anthropomorphic carving, Bronze age, Near East. 29 Total HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved