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THE LACQUER BOTTLE, 1850-1920
Details
A JADE-INSET JET SNUFF BOTTLE AND AN INLAID BLACK LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE
THE LACQUER BOTTLE, 1850-1920
The first bottle has been made using a jade thumb ring for the body and jet for the neck and foot .The second lacquer bottle is decorated in different shades of gold foil in the manner of lac burgauté, and has a shaped panel on either side enclosing plants and butterflies.
2 5/8 and 2 ¼ in. (5.4 and 5.7 cm.) high, glass and metal stoppers
THE LACQUER BOTTLE, 1850-1920
The first bottle has been made using a jade thumb ring for the body and jet for the neck and foot .The second lacquer bottle is decorated in different shades of gold foil in the manner of lac burgauté, and has a shaped panel on either side enclosing plants and butterflies.
2 5/8 and 2 ¼ in. (5.4 and 5.7 cm.) high, glass and metal stoppers
Provenance
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 3324 and 4373.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.