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TWO METAL SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1840
The first parcel-gilt silver bottle, 1760-1830, is decorated on each side with a leaping dragon roundel surrounded by openwork scrolling tendrils repeated on the foot. The second bottle, 1750-1840, is decorated on each side with a shou character-medallion encircled by the wufu, and on the shoulders with mask-and-ring handles.
2 ½ and 2 in. (6.3 and 5 cm.) high, coral stoppers
1750-1840
The first parcel-gilt silver bottle, 1760-1830, is decorated on each side with a leaping dragon roundel surrounded by openwork scrolling tendrils repeated on the foot. The second bottle, 1750-1840, is decorated on each side with a shou character-medallion encircled by the wufu, and on the shoulders with mask-and-ring handles.
2 ½ and 2 in. (6.3 and 5 cm.) high, coral stoppers
Provenance
First bottle: Alice Klein Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5216.
Second bottle: John Ault Collection, Bangkok, Thailand.
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5247.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5216.
Second bottle: John Ault Collection, Bangkok, Thailand.
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5247.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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.