A FINE CHILONG PEBBLE BOTTLE
A FINE CHILONG PEBBLE BOTTLE

POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, 1740-1840

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A FINE CHILONG PEBBLE BOTTLE
Possibly Imperial, 1740-1840
Of angular pebble form, the well-hollowed stone carved on one side with a sinuous chilong gazing up at a flaming pearl, the predominantly white stone accented with attractive patches of the russet skin, stopper
2¾in.(7cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 17 September 1996, lot 223.

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