A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE

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JULIA SHACKELFORD HUNTER COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES (LOTS 1111-1135 INCLUSIVE)Christie’s are delighted to be entrusted with this 25-lot consignment of snuff bottles from the collection of Julia Shackelford Hunter (1919 -2014). Julia Shackelford married Freelon Hunter in July 1948 and, later the same year, they travelled to Shanghai, where Freelon took up a posting in the Finance department with General Electric. It was in Shanghai that they developed a fascination with this miniature art form and assembled their collection of snuff bottles in 1948 and early 1949. After subsequent postings to Hong Kong, the Philippines and Venezuela, the couple moved back to the United States in 1951.

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE

18TH-19TH CENTURY

Details

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The snuff bottle is carved in the form of a melon growing from a leafy meandering vine, with a small butterfly resting to one side. The stone is of a mottled pale tone with a few minor areas of creamy russet inclusion.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high

Provenance

The Julia Shackelford Hunter Collection of snuff bottles, acquired 1948-1949.

Special notice

These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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