A STAINED WALRUS IVORY BOTTLE
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A STAINED WALRUS IVORY BOTTLE

1760-1880

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A STAINED WALRUS IVORY BOTTLE
1760-1880
Of flattened, high-shouldered slightly tapering form, the textured ivory stained a brilliant green, stopper
2¼in. (5.8cm.) high
Exhibited
Chinese Snuff Bottles, Taipei Gallery, New York, 1983, p. 7.
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.

Lot Essay

For a similar example, see G. Tsang and H. Moss, Snuff Bottles of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1978, p. 93, no. 141.

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