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THREE CHINESE CARVED LAPIS LAZULI AND TWO CHINESE CARVED MALACHITE SNUFF BOTTLES,
the lapis lazui comprising a seated sage and peaches; a small ovoid bottle carved with a chilong with bifurcated tail chasing a flaming pearl; and a double gourd-form bottle carved in high relief with branches and a bird; the malachite comprising a boulder-form bottle carved in high relief with a sage beneath a tree; and a flattened bottle carved with a writhing chilong
The largest 2½in. (6.4cm.) high
the lapis lazui comprising a seated sage and peaches; a small ovoid bottle carved with a chilong with bifurcated tail chasing a flaming pearl; and a double gourd-form bottle carved in high relief with branches and a bird; the malachite comprising a boulder-form bottle carved in high relief with a sage beneath a tree; and a flattened bottle carved with a writhing chilong
The largest 2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Provenance
John Paul Rappolt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Special notice
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