Lot Essay
For a small cylindrical coral bottle depicting a boy holding a cash see Sotheby's, New York, November 22, 1985, lot 58
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A SMALL CORAL BOTTLE
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A SMALL CORAL BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
Modeled as Liuhai standing before a prunus spray rising from rockwork beneath a large vase, a string of cash slung around his body, his mythical three-legged toad near his feet, the coral of attractive pale tone with white inclusions on one side cleverly integrated into the design
11 3/16in. (4.7cm.) high, stopper
19TH CENTURY
Modeled as Liuhai standing before a prunus spray rising from rockwork beneath a large vase, a string of cash slung around his body, his mythical three-legged toad near his feet, the coral of attractive pale tone with white inclusions on one side cleverly integrated into the design
11 3/16in. (4.7cm.) high, stopper