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SIGNED DING ERZHONG, BEIJING, CIRCA 1893-1894
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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED DING ERZHONG, BEIJING, CIRCA 1893-1894
The bottle is elegantly inside-painted with a tiger in a rocky landscape on one side, with the signature Erzhong and an illegible seal mark, and a dragon writhing through clouds on the other, the neck is incised with a band of archaistic scrollwork.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
SIGNED DING ERZHONG, BEIJING, CIRCA 1893-1894
The bottle is elegantly inside-painted with a tiger in a rocky landscape on one side, with the signature Erzhong and an illegible seal mark, and a dragon writhing through clouds on the other, the neck is incised with a band of archaistic scrollwork.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
Provenance
Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis, Massachusetts, 26 August 1993, lot 189.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 812.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 812.
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