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1760-1800
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A RED-OVERLAY 'SNOWFLAKE' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1800
The bottle is carved through the deep red, transparent overlay to the bubble-suffused clear-glass ground on one side with the longevity symbolism of a pagoda below a flying crane, the other side with a bat above jagged rocks, all amidst crashing waves.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
1760-1800
The bottle is carved through the deep red, transparent overlay to the bubble-suffused clear-glass ground on one side with the longevity symbolism of a pagoda below a flying crane, the other side with a bat above jagged rocks, all amidst crashing waves.
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3508.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3508.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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).
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Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP