TABATIERE EN BEC DE CALAO SCULPTE
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TABATIERE EN BEC DE CALAO SCULPTE

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE

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TABATIERE EN BEC DE CALAO SCULPTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE
De forme balustre, elle est ornée sur une face d'une chauve-souris et d'un crapaud à trois pattes évoluant dans un paysage rocailleux. De sa gueule sort un nuage au sein duquel émerge un soleil. L'autre face porte deux inscriptions dont l'une en caractères zhuan. Les côtés sont rehaussés de deux chilong. Le bouchon en corail est cerclé de métal, la cuillère en métal.
Hauteur avec le bouchon: 6 cm. (2 3/8 in.)
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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.
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A CARVED HORNBILL SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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Hornbill was a valued substance to the Chinese well before snuff bottles came into fashion in the Qing dynasty. It came into its own, however, for the manufacture of Qing belt-buckles, snuff bottles, and other small objects during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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