A SILVER SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1860
The bottle is decorated with a band of intertwined strapwork on the shoulder and upright petals above the foot.
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
Provenance
Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis, Massachusetts, 26 August 1993. Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 837.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Lot Essay
This silver bottle was probably made for the Mongolian market.
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The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part IV