SALE TO BENEFIT THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS, EX-COLLECTION DAVID A. BERG, NEW YORK
A GROUP OF CHINESE ITEMS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF CHINESE ITEMS
18th/19th century
Comprising: A jewelry box, with brass mountings and a red velvet interior; an aubergine, green and straw glazed figure of an immortal; a garlic mouth white glazed miniature vase, incised with stylized characters; a miniature porcelain wine cup, the interior base with a foliate sprig; a small amber carving of a luohan and chilong; a cinnebar snuff bottle carved in relief with figures in a pavillion setting; a turquiose snuff bottle, carved in low relief with quail among tall grasses
Figure 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high (7)
18th/19th century
Comprising: A jewelry box, with brass mountings and a red velvet interior; an aubergine, green and straw glazed figure of an immortal; a garlic mouth white glazed miniature vase, incised with stylized characters; a miniature porcelain wine cup, the interior base with a foliate sprig; a small amber carving of a luohan and chilong; a cinnebar snuff bottle carved in relief with figures in a pavillion setting; a turquiose snuff bottle, carved in low relief with quail among tall grasses
Figure 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high (7)