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1760-1880
Details
AN AQUAMARINE CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1880
The bottle of compressed ovoid shape, carved in high relief on one side with a lively depiction of Liu Hai and his three-legged toad, holding a string of cash in his raised left hand, the reverse with a seven-character inscription, stopper
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
1760-1880
The bottle of compressed ovoid shape, carved in high relief on one side with a lively depiction of Liu Hai and his three-legged toad, holding a string of cash in his raised left hand, the reverse with a seven-character inscription, stopper
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
Provenance
Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899.