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1750-1870
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A ROCK CRYSTAL DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1870
The rock crystal has been carved as two snuff bottles conjoined in a way that one appears in front of the other, the shoulders of each carved with animal mask and ring handles.
2 1/8 in. (5.2 cm.) high, glass, jadeite and glass stoppers
1750-1870
The rock crystal has been carved as two snuff bottles conjoined in a way that one appears in front of the other, the shoulders of each carved with animal mask and ring handles.
2 1/8 in. (5.2 cm.) high, glass, jadeite and glass stoppers
Provenance
Button Collection, no. 76.
Robert Hall, London, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3882.
Robert Hall, London, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3882.
Literature
Robert Hall, The Button Collection, Chinese Snuff Bottles X, London, 2003, no. 76.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
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Items which are made of, or contain, rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, lots which contain rubies or jadeite of Burmese origin or of indeterminate origin have been marked with ?.