Lot Essay
The first previously sold at Sotheby's London, 21 May 1995, lot 160, and the other, 2 May 1996, lot 1168.
(Not illustrated)
(Not illustrated)
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
TWO SNUFF BOTTLES
Details
TWO SNUFF BOTTLES
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The first of carved mother-of-pearl, the irregular section raised on an oval footrim, carved in high relief on one side with two squirrels and on the reverse with a flowering branch growing from rockwork, the material of iridescent brown-beige tones, stopper; the other of jadeite, carved in low relief with stalks of lotus flowers and leaves rising from water, the stone of mottled tones of apple-green and amber-brown, stopper
The largest, 2 3/8 in (6 cm.) high (2)
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
The first of carved mother-of-pearl, the irregular section raised on an oval footrim, carved in high relief on one side with two squirrels and on the reverse with a flowering branch growing from rockwork, the material of iridescent brown-beige tones, stopper; the other of jadeite, carved in low relief with stalks of lotus flowers and leaves rising from water, the stone of mottled tones of apple-green and amber-brown, stopper
The largest, 2 3/8 in (6 cm.) high (2)