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MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL, 1740-1850
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A CARVED OLIVE-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL, 1740-1850
The bottle is carved in high relief on one side through a dark russet skin revealing a scene of two boys in a rocky landscape, one holding a box from which issues vapor that continues onto the neck and side of the bottle through icy white inclusions in the stone. The reverse of the bottle is undecorated.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL, 1740-1850
The bottle is carved in high relief on one side through a dark russet skin revealing a scene of two boys in a rocky landscape, one holding a box from which issues vapor that continues onto the neck and side of the bottle through icy white inclusions in the stone. The reverse of the bottle is undecorated.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1653.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1653.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP