A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a fruiting gourd issuing from leafy tendrils -- 2.in.long; a jadeite snuff-bottle modelled as a melon carved in relief with squirrels -- 2½.in.high; another jadeite bottle carved with a lion playing with a ball -- 2¾.in.high; a chacedonny bottle modelled as a gourd -- 2½.in.high; two lapiz lazuli bottles carved with a dragon and a butterfly among bamboo -- 2½.in.high max; a spade shaped hair crystal bottle -- 2¾.in.high; a black glass bottle -- 2½.in.high; a blue overlay glass bottle carved with birds among bamboo on a snowstorm ground -- 2½.in.high; an inside-painted bottle decorated with angelfish -- 2½.in.high; and a flambe glazed bottle, all with stoppers.

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A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a fruiting gourd issuing from leafy tendrils -- 2.in.long; a jadeite snuff-bottle modelled as a melon carved in relief with squirrels -- 2½.in.high; another jadeite bottle carved with a lion playing with a ball -- 2¾.in.high; a chacedonny bottle modelled as a gourd -- 2½.in.high; two lapiz lazuli bottles carved with a dragon and a butterfly among bamboo -- 2½.in.high max; a spade shaped hair crystal bottle -- 2¾.in.high; a black glass bottle -- 2½.in.high; a blue overlay glass bottle carved with birds among bamboo on a snowstorm ground -- 2½.in.high; an inside-painted bottle decorated with angelfish -- 2½.in.high; and a flambe glazed bottle, all with stoppers.
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