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TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
1760-1860
The first bottle, 1760-1860, is well-hollowed and of light russet color with a pattern of semi-circles in dark russet colors. The second bottle, 1780-1860, is of semi-transparent grey tone and decorated with cameo carving in the opaque russet and cream markings depicting a rooster standing next to a cockscomb plant below a crescent moon.
2 3/8 and 2 5/8 in. (6 and 6.6 cm.) high, shell and jadeite stoppers
1760-1860
The first bottle, 1760-1860, is well-hollowed and of light russet color with a pattern of semi-circles in dark russet colors. The second bottle, 1780-1860, is of semi-transparent grey tone and decorated with cameo carving in the opaque russet and cream markings depicting a rooster standing next to a cockscomb plant below a crescent moon.
2 3/8 and 2 5/8 in. (6 and 6.6 cm.) high, shell and jadeite stoppers
Provenance
First bottle:
Robert Kleiner, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5136.
Second bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4809.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5136.
Second bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4809.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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).
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP