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PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1800-1850
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A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1800-1850
Of spade shape, the bottle is delicately carved on either side with a taotie mask above confronted stylized dragons, and is flanked on the shoulders by mask and fixed-ring handles.
2 3⁄16 in. (5.6 cm.) high, coral stopper
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1800-1850
Of spade shape, the bottle is delicately carved on either side with a taotie mask above confronted stylized dragons, and is flanked on the shoulders by mask and fixed-ring handles.
2 3⁄16 in. (5.6 cm.) high, coral stopper
Provenance
Katherine Kitchin Collection, California.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 168-169, no. 71.
Exhibited
Winter Park, Florida, J.W.A. Galleries, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles and Works of Art, 1-28 July 1989, col. pl. 3, no. 17.
Special notice
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.
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Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP