PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JANE MELLON
A JADE ARCHER'S THUMB RING BOTTLE
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A JADE ARCHER'S THUMB RING BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
Cleverly converted from a black and gray jade archer's thumb ring to a snuff bottle by the addition of a hardwood neck, possibly zitan, a pomegranate sprig carved from the black inclusion in the stone, the neck carved with finely detailed, stylized dragon handles, stopper, wood stand
19TH CENTURY
Cleverly converted from a black and gray jade archer's thumb ring to a snuff bottle by the addition of a hardwood neck, possibly zitan, a pomegranate sprig carved from the black inclusion in the stone, the neck carved with finely detailed, stylized dragon handles, stopper, wood stand