Lot Essay
For another imposing example where the 'skin' of the crystal has been used as a cameo, see B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 494.
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1750-1850
Details
AN UNUSUAL CARVED BROWN CRYSTAL BOTTLE
1750-1850
Of bulbous rectangular form, the smoky stone carved through the whitish skin with two Buddhist lions playing with a ribboned brocade ball, the reverse lightly carved with a ribbon-tied fly whisk, stopper
2½in. (6.4cm.) high
1750-1850
Of bulbous rectangular form, the smoky stone carved through the whitish skin with two Buddhist lions playing with a ribboned brocade ball, the reverse lightly carved with a ribbon-tied fly whisk, stopper
2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Provenance
Hilda Somers Collection, acquired prior to 1952.