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1780-1860
Details
A SILVER SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1860
The bottle is chased in high relief with a dragon and a phoenix pursuing a flaming pearl among raised clouds and flames on a ground of incised clouds.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, glass stopper and metal spoon
1780-1860
The bottle is chased in high relief with a dragon and a phoenix pursuing a flaming pearl among raised clouds and flames on a ground of incised clouds.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, glass stopper and metal spoon
Provenance
Alex S. Cussons.
Jeremy Cussons.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2613.
Jeremy Cussons.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2613.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.