AN UNUSUAL CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL DOUBLE BOTTLE

1750-1820

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AN UNUSUAL CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL DOUBLE BOTTLE
1750-1820
The joined bottles of cylindrical form with waisted necks, boldly carved in low relief with a writhing scaly dragon on one bottle and a long-tailed fenghuang and a sheng on the other, stoppers
2¼in. (5.7cm.) high

Provenance

Hugh M. Moss Ltd., London

Lot Essay

Wares with the dragon and fenghuang as their main decoration were often used for Imperial weddings. The four-clawed dragon suggests use by a lower member of the nobility, but the double nature of the bottle may also have been intended to denote a harmonious marriage.

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