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1780-1880
Details
**AN UNUSUAL HORNBILL PEAR-SHAPED SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1880
Of rounded form carved with double loop handles flanking the neck, the well-hollowed bottle raised on an oval foot, stopper
2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm.) high
1780-1880
Of rounded form carved with double loop handles flanking the neck, the well-hollowed bottle raised on an oval foot, stopper
2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899.
Special notice
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