CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE

Details

TABATIERE EN VERRE JAUNE SCULPTE
CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
De forme ovoïde aplatie, les deux faces rehaussées de médaillons en léger relief, les côtés imitant le bambou, le bouchon en corail et nacre
Hauteur: 5,6 cm. (2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

R. Hall, London, 2003

Special notice

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. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Further details

A CARVED YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

See a similar bottle from the Frederick Von Schleinitz Collection sold at Sotheby's New York, 17 March 1997, lot 4. For another in pink blush, see Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles II, Hong Kong 1989, Catalogue, no.77, formerly in the Marion Mayer Collection, no.514

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