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1780-1850
Details
AN OCHRE-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
The bottle is carved through the ochre overlay to the opaque white ground with a continuous scene of a carp exhaling vapor that forms clouds which support a pavilion, and a crane in flight grasping a tally in its beak above a rocky outcrop, all above formalized waves.
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high, shell stopper
1780-1850
The bottle is carved through the ochre overlay to the opaque white ground with a continuous scene of a carp exhaling vapor that forms clouds which support a pavilion, and a crane in flight grasping a tally in its beak above a rocky outcrop, all above formalized waves.
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high, shell stopper
Provenance
Sara Jo and Arthur Kobacker Collection.
Robert Hall, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5129.
Robert Hall, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5129.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.