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TWO FACETED SNUFF BOTTLES
1720-1820
The first bottle is amber, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, and is of octagonal form with each main side faceted around the flat octagonal center. The second bottle, Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, is translucent red glass and of tapering rectangular form faceted at the shoulders and above the foot, with a slightly raised conforming panel on each main side.
2 and 3 in. (5.2 and 7.7 cm.) high, shell and jadeite stoppers
1720-1820
The first bottle is amber, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, and is of octagonal form with each main side faceted around the flat octagonal center. The second bottle, Imperial Glassworks, Beijing, is translucent red glass and of tapering rectangular form faceted at the shoulders and above the foot, with a slightly raised conforming panel on each main side.
2 and 3 in. (5.2 and 7.7 cm.) high, shell and jadeite stoppers
Provenance
First bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4987.
Second bottle:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5004.
Robert Hall, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4987.
Second bottle:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5004.
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).
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP