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CHINE, DEBUT DU XXEME SIECLE
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CHINE, DEBUT DU XXEME SIECLE
The first crystal snuff bottle is inside painted with a continuous mountainous landscape with a family of lions. The upper left corner is inscribed in regular script, 'Made by Ye Zhongsan in a autumn month in the xinwei year', with a seal. The second glass snuff bottle is inside painted with a scene from the story of 'Peng Haiqiu' from Liaozhai, 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', and the upper left corner with an inscription and signed Xi Chuan.
2 ½ and (6.5 cm.) high, stoppers
CHINE, DEBUT DU XXEME SIECLE
The first crystal snuff bottle is inside painted with a continuous mountainous landscape with a family of lions. The upper left corner is inscribed in regular script, 'Made by Ye Zhongsan in a autumn month in the xinwei year', with a seal. The second glass snuff bottle is inside painted with a scene from the story of 'Peng Haiqiu' from Liaozhai, 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', and the upper left corner with an inscription and signed Xi Chuan.
2 ½ and (6.5 cm.) high, stoppers
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.
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TWO INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL AND GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
CHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
CHINA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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