A GROUP OF HORNBILL,** including a hanging vase and cover, suspended on a delicate chain, the sides carved with branches of fruiting peach--2¾ in. high, wood stand; two snuff bottles of slightly tapering form carved with figures in a landscape; another of flattened double gourd form, carved with double gourds and leafy tendrils; and two more snuff bottles each of triangular shape, one carved with figures in an extensive landscape and the other with "double happiness" symbols; together with a casque, the bridge carved with figures in a garden pavillion (7)

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A GROUP OF HORNBILL,** including a hanging vase and cover, suspended on a delicate chain, the sides carved with branches of fruiting peach--2¾ in. high, wood stand; two snuff bottles of slightly tapering form carved with figures in a landscape; another of flattened double gourd form, carved with double gourds and leafy tendrils; and two more snuff bottles each of triangular shape, one carved with figures in an extensive landscape and the other with "double happiness" symbols; together with a casque, the bridge carved with figures in a garden pavillion (7)

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