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PROPERTY FROM AN EAST COAST PRIVATE COLLECTION
TWO HAIR CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES
1780-1880
Details
TWO HAIR CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES
1780-1880
The first of compressed ovoid form with flat lip and foot, the translucent stone suffused with pink 'hair' markings, the second of flattened form with flat lip and flat foot surrounded by a foot rim, carved on the narrow sides with mask and ring handles, the stone with a dense network of fine black 'hair' markings, stoppers
2 3/16 and 2¼ in. (5.6 and 5.7 cm.) high
1780-1880
The first of compressed ovoid form with flat lip and foot, the translucent stone suffused with pink 'hair' markings, the second of flattened form with flat lip and flat foot surrounded by a foot rim, carved on the narrow sides with mask and ring handles, the stone with a dense network of fine black 'hair' markings, stoppers
2 3/16 and 2¼ in. (5.6 and 5.7 cm.) high
Provenance
The first: Vanessa Holden, May 1998.
The second: The Gerry P. Mack Collection of Important Chinese Snuff Bottles; Sotheby's, New York, 25 October 1997, lot 74.
The second: The Gerry P. Mack Collection of Important Chinese Snuff Bottles; Sotheby's, New York, 25 October 1997, lot 74.
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