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1750-1870
Details
TWO WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1870
The larger bottle is carved on the two main facets with shou (long life) and fu (happiness) characters, and on the narrow facets with a xi character, implying double happiness, shuang xi, and there is an area of russet color on one side. The smaller bottle has plain, raised panels on the sides.
2 ¼ and 2 in. (5.7 and 5 cm.) high, glass and mother-of-pearl stoppers
1750-1870
The larger bottle is carved on the two main facets with shou (long life) and fu (happiness) characters, and on the narrow facets with a xi character, implying double happiness, shuang xi, and there is an area of russet color on one side. The smaller bottle has plain, raised panels on the sides.
2 ¼ and 2 in. (5.7 and 5 cm.) high, glass and mother-of-pearl stoppers
Provenance
First: Bernard Wald, New York.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5171.
Second: Robert Eldred & Company, 26 September 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 827.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5171.
Second: Robert Eldred & Company, 26 September 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 827.