Lot Essay
For two equally impressive bottles of similar material, see H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, New York, 1993, nos. 95 and 96.
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1730-1800
Details
A 'SEA SPRAY' CRYSTAL BOTTLE
1730-1800
Of flattened, pear shape with tapering shoulders, the material suffused throughout with an attractive crystalline pattern suggestive of sea froth, stopper
2 7/16in. (6cm.) high
1730-1800
Of flattened, pear shape with tapering shoulders, the material suffused throughout with an attractive crystalline pattern suggestive of sea froth, stopper
2 7/16in. (6cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Bob C. Stevens, Part II, 26 March 1982, lot 99.
Literature
B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, London, 1976, p. 133, no 465.