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1750-1880
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TWO ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1880
The first, 1750-1880, is a well-hollowed bottle of tapering, ovoid form. The second, 1780-1880, is a high-shouldered bottle of flattened square form, carved on one side with a prunus branch and on the reverse with stalks of bamboo. The smoky white stone is slightly crizzled with areas of tawny-brown inclusions. Together with a rock crystal oval snuff dish carved from flawless stone.
2 1/16 and 2¾ in. high and 2 in. wide (5.3, 7, and 5.1 cm.), jadeite, coral stoppers (2)
1750-1880
The first, 1750-1880, is a well-hollowed bottle of tapering, ovoid form. The second, 1780-1880, is a high-shouldered bottle of flattened square form, carved on one side with a prunus branch and on the reverse with stalks of bamboo. The smoky white stone is slightly crizzled with areas of tawny-brown inclusions. Together with a rock crystal oval snuff dish carved from flawless stone.
2 1/16 and 2¾ in. high and 2 in. wide (5.3, 7, and 5.1 cm.), jadeite, coral stoppers (2)
Provenance
Plain crystal bottle: William Doyle Galleries, New York, 26 October 1983, lot 68.
Carved crystal bottle:
Sotheby's Arcade, 11 June 1997, lot 212.
Jana Volf, New York, 1997.
Carved crystal bottle:
Sotheby's Arcade, 11 June 1997, lot 212.
Jana Volf, New York, 1997.
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
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).