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TABATIERE EN VERRE CORAIL SCULPTE

CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE

Details
TABATIERE EN VERRE CORAIL SCULPTE
CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
De forme ovoïde, à décor de rinceaux de vignes feuillagés et écureuils, le bouchon en verre
Hauteur: 4,8 cm. (1 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Drouot, Paris, Vente Vignat, March 1984
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Further details
A CARVED CORAL GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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Mathilde Courteault
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Lot Essay

Because of the versatility of glass as a material and the multitude of colors that were easily produced, it was often used to simulate such material as jade, jadeite, colored hardstones, realgar and amber, among others. The markings and color of the present bottle bring to mind coral. For a more complete explanation on such glass snuff bottles see the footnote of lot 206

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