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1760-1880
Details
A BROWN AND PALE-GREEN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1880
The stone of brown tone is carved in the form of a knotty section of a plum tree, with a pale-green 'skin' carved to one side as a blossoming branch. The base is naturalistically carved as a knot or 'eye'.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
1760-1880
The stone of brown tone is carved in the form of a knotty section of a plum tree, with a pale-green 'skin' carved to one side as a blossoming branch. The base is naturalistically carved as a knot or 'eye'.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Charles C. Cox Collection, New Zealand.
Robert Hall, London, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2320.
Robert Hall, London, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2320.
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