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1800-1900
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AN UNUSUAL CARVED CORAL SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1900
The salmon-red bottle is carved in cameo through the white areas with a phoenix standing amidst flowering plants, and the conforming original stopper is carved with a Buddhist lion-form finial.
2 1/8 in (5.4 cm.) high, original coral stopper
1800-1900
The salmon-red bottle is carved in cameo through the white areas with a phoenix standing amidst flowering plants, and the conforming original stopper is carved with a Buddhist lion-form finial.
2 1/8 in (5.4 cm.) high, original coral stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4888.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4888.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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