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19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FIVE SMALL CHINESE TURQUOISE MATRIX TABLE ARTICLES AND AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
The turquoise pieces comprising: a carving of a fruiting bitter-melon vine, a globular censer and cover, a frog, a female dancer, and a snuff bottle with stopper; the agate snuff bottle of baluster shape, carved through the white skin with squirrels amidst grapevine, with metal-mounted neck and stopper
Largest 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
19TH CENTURY
The turquoise pieces comprising: a carving of a fruiting bitter-melon vine, a globular censer and cover, a frog, a female dancer, and a snuff bottle with stopper; the agate snuff bottle of baluster shape, carved through the white skin with squirrels amidst grapevine, with metal-mounted neck and stopper
Largest 3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Purchased in China.
Special notice
Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.