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18TH-19TH CENTURY
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A PALE CELADON JADE MELON-SHAPED SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The snuff bottle is carved in the form of a melon growing from a leafy meandering vine, with a small butterfly resting to one side. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with some mottled white inclusions.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The snuff bottle is carved in the form of a melon growing from a leafy meandering vine, with a small butterfly resting to one side. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with some mottled white inclusions.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from the Lever Collection, acquired prior to 2000.
Special notice
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