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QING DYNASTY, 1730-1850
Details
A HAIR CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 1730-1850
The rectangular bottle is carved of colourless crystal with icy flaws and inclusions of straw-coloured rutile crystals. Together with a red hair crystal snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper;
Dish: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm.) diam. (2)
QING DYNASTY, 1730-1850
The rectangular bottle is carved of colourless crystal with icy flaws and inclusions of straw-coloured rutile crystals. Together with a red hair crystal snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper;
Dish: 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Bottle: The Hendry Collection
Dish: Sold at Christie’s New York, 1 October 2008, lot 315 (one of ten)
Dish: Sold at Christie’s New York, 1 October 2008, lot 315 (one of ten)
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