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YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1860-1900
Details
THREE OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1860-1900
The first is carved through the black overlay to the translucent turquoise-blue ground on one side with a cat and a chrysanthemum branch and on the other with birds and 'antiques' next to a three-character archaistic inscription. The second is carved through the pink and olive-brown overlays to the opaque white ground with birds and arching branches on one side and two fish and waterweeds and a seal on the other. The third is carved through the brown and ruby-red overlays to the opaque yellow ground with a bird perched on a flowering branch on one side and a flower-filled vase on the other, between mask and ring handles on the narrow sides.
2 ¼, 2 1/8, and 2 9/16 in. (5.8, 5.4 and 6.5 cm.), rose quartz and glass stoppers
YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1860-1900
The first is carved through the black overlay to the translucent turquoise-blue ground on one side with a cat and a chrysanthemum branch and on the other with birds and 'antiques' next to a three-character archaistic inscription. The second is carved through the pink and olive-brown overlays to the opaque white ground with birds and arching branches on one side and two fish and waterweeds and a seal on the other. The third is carved through the brown and ruby-red overlays to the opaque yellow ground with a bird perched on a flowering branch on one side and a flower-filled vase on the other, between mask and ring handles on the narrow sides.
2 ¼, 2 1/8, and 2 9/16 in. (5.8, 5.4 and 6.5 cm.), rose quartz and glass stoppers
Provenance
First bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 1997.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2504.
Second and third bottles:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 4910 and 4909.
Robert Hall, London, 1997.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2504.
Second and third bottles:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 4910 and 4909.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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