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1780-1880
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A RARE YELLOW OVERLAY AMBER GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1880
The globular bottle is deeply carved through the opaque overlay to the transparent amber-colored ground with two entwined chilong climbing over their own tails.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, quartz stopper
1780-1880
The globular bottle is deeply carved through the opaque overlay to the transparent amber-colored ground with two entwined chilong climbing over their own tails.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, quartz stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2001.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3105.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3105.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Andrew Lick