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Lot Essay
Compare a similar bottle, illustrated by L. S. Perry, Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Adventures and Studies of a Collector, Rutland, Vermont, 1960, p. 117, no. 110.
Details
A SMALL CARVED CORAL BOTTLE
1820-1920
Of rounded-rectangular shape, well carved in high relief with a female immortal holding a flywhisk on one side, the reverse with Li Tieguai, the crippled immortal, leaning on his crutch and carrying a double-gourd on his shoulder, the material of pinkish-red tone with patches of white mottling, stopper
1¾in. (4.4cm.) high
1820-1920
Of rounded-rectangular shape, well carved in high relief with a female immortal holding a flywhisk on one side, the reverse with Li Tieguai, the crippled immortal, leaning on his crutch and carrying a double-gourd on his shoulder, the material of pinkish-red tone with patches of white mottling, stopper
1¾in. (4.4cm.) high
Provenance
Hilda Somers Collection, acquired prior to 1952.
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.