Lot Essay
In the Bob Kleiner Collection, where it was entitled 'Sunset Sky,' and shows the lovely effects of long handling.
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1800-1880
Details
A SMALL TURQUOISE BOTTLE
1800-1880
Of flattened ovoid form, the bluish-green stone attractively mottled with linear black and amber inclusions, the narrow sides carved with mask and fixed-ring handles, stopper
1 15/16in. (5cm.) high
1800-1880
Of flattened ovoid form, the bluish-green stone attractively mottled with linear black and amber inclusions, the narrow sides carved with mask and fixed-ring handles, stopper
1 15/16in. (5cm.) high
Provenance
Bob Kleiner Collection, London.
Literature
R. Kleiner, 'Chinese Snuff Bottles: The White Wings Collection,' no. 141.