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1720-1850
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A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FISH-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
1720-1850
Carved as a large goldfish with body turned to one side as if swimming energetically, holding the stems of a lotus leaf and pod in its mouth, the well-hollowed bottle fashioned from a stone of soft white color with some russet toning, pearl stopper with jadeite collar
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
1720-1850
Carved as a large goldfish with body turned to one side as if swimming energetically, holding the stems of a lotus leaf and pod in its mouth, the well-hollowed bottle fashioned from a stone of soft white color with some russet toning, pearl stopper with jadeite collar
3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Louis Walmsley Collection.
Vanessa Holden, February 1998.
Vanessa Holden, February 1998.
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provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
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