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BOTH ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, PROBABLY YANGZHOU, 1820-1840,
Details
TWO OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES**,
BOTH ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, PROBABLY YANGZHOU, 1820-1840,
the first a sic-color overlay white glass bottle carved with paired butterflies and dragonflies in flight above blossoming plants and rockwork, the stopper possibly original; and a brown overlay white glass bottle carved with paired birds in flight on one side, the reverse with birds perched in a blossoming plum tree, coral stopper
2 7/16 in. (6.1 cm.) and 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high respectively (2)
BOTH ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, PROBABLY YANGZHOU, 1820-1840,
the first a sic-color overlay white glass bottle carved with paired butterflies and dragonflies in flight above blossoming plants and rockwork, the stopper possibly original; and a brown overlay white glass bottle carved with paired birds in flight on one side, the reverse with birds perched in a blossoming plum tree, coral stopper
2 7/16 in. (6.1 cm.) and 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high respectively (2)
Provenance
Multi-color overlay glass bottle:
Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899.
Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899.
Special notice
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