RUSTIC CRYSTAL MASTER SCHOOL, 1750-1850

細節

**A CARVED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
RUSTIC CRYSTAL MASTER SCHOOL, 1750-1850
The bottle of rounded rectangular form above an oval foot ring, one side decorated with a monkey seated on a rocky outcrop above crashing waves through which the sun rises, the reverse carved with trees issuing from the rockwork, with a tiny figure seated by the shore, stopper
2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high

來源

Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899.

注意事項

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

拍品專文

For a discussion of the School of the Rustic Crystal Master, see H. Moss, V. Graham, K. B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 2, Quartz, Hong Kong, 1998, nos. 254-57, and for an example in amethyst, H. Moss, V. Graham, and K. B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, New York, 1993, no. 103.