A RARE TRANSPARENT LIME-YELLOW FINGER-CITRUS BOTTLE

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A RARE TRANSPARENT LIME-YELLOW FINGER-CITRUS BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY

Of naturalistic shape, carved on both sides with foliage and, on one side, with a stem and a smaller fruit trailing from the shoulder--
2 3/8in. (6cm.) high, stopper

Lot Essay

For a smoky crystal example very similarly cut see Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, Fine Snuff Bottles From The Collection of Mrs. Elmer A. Claar, February 20, 1970, lot 289. For an amber example see Christie's, London, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, October 12, 1987, lot 309

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