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1750-1900
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THREE HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1900
The first, 1760-1880, is a carved quartzite bottle of tapering rectangular form, cleverly carved on one side utilizing the orange markings with Shoulao holding a peach and seated beside a deer under a peach tree while watching a crane in flight in the distance. The mouth is bound in gilt metal. The second, 1760-1900, is a tapering ovoid 'puddingstone' bottle mounted with a metal collar and neck. The stone is suffused with a striking pattern of rounded pebbles of grey, ochre, brown and red color amidst numerous smaller pebble-like inclusions. The third, possibly Imperial, 1750-1840, is a faceted chalcedony bottle of octagonal form. Both sides are carved with raised faceted panels containing a central yinyang symbol and the Eight Trigrams.
2¼, 2 1/8, and 2 in. (5.8, 5.5, and 5.2 cm) high, porcelain, coral, jadeite stoppers (3)
1750-1900
The first, 1760-1880, is a carved quartzite bottle of tapering rectangular form, cleverly carved on one side utilizing the orange markings with Shoulao holding a peach and seated beside a deer under a peach tree while watching a crane in flight in the distance. The mouth is bound in gilt metal. The second, 1760-1900, is a tapering ovoid 'puddingstone' bottle mounted with a metal collar and neck. The stone is suffused with a striking pattern of rounded pebbles of grey, ochre, brown and red color amidst numerous smaller pebble-like inclusions. The third, possibly Imperial, 1750-1840, is a faceted chalcedony bottle of octagonal form. Both sides are carved with raised faceted panels containing a central yinyang symbol and the Eight Trigrams.
2¼, 2 1/8, and 2 in. (5.8, 5.5, and 5.2 cm) high, porcelain, coral, jadeite stoppers (3)
Provenance
Rectangular and octagonal bottles:
Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; Sotheby's Arcade, 20 September 1995, lot 210.
'Puddingstone' bottle: acquired in Houston, TX, 1993.
Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; Sotheby's Arcade, 20 September 1995, lot 210.
'Puddingstone' bottle: acquired in Houston, TX, 1993.
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).