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1760-1860
Details
TWO CARVED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES
1760-1860
The first quartz bottle is carved with a bat above a shou character on either side. The second amethyst bottle is carved with bat and chilong roundels on both sides.
2 5/8 and 2 in. (6.7 and 5.1 cm.) high, agate and stone stoppers
1760-1860
The first quartz bottle is carved with a bat above a shou character on either side. The second amethyst bottle is carved with bat and chilong roundels on both sides.
2 5/8 and 2 in. (6.7 and 5.1 cm.) high, agate and stone stoppers
Provenance
First bottle: Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis, Massachusetts, 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 848.
Second bottle: Robert Kleiner, London, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3771.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 848.
Second bottle: Robert Kleiner, London, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3771.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.