Lot 635
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A RED AND WHITE 'THUMBPRINT' CARNELIAN SNUFF BOTTLE
This lot is offered without reserve.
A RED AND WHITE 'THUMBPRINT' CARNELIAN SNUFF BOTTLE

1780-1850

Details
A RED AND WHITE 'THUMBPRINT' CARNELIAN SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
The bottle is carved from stone of pale vermillion-red and creamy white tone and left undecorated on the main sides to highlight the attractive natural markings, the narrow sides are carved with mask and ring handles.
2 in. (5 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 1999.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2755.
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Lot Essay

The carnelian material is known to have come from Xinjiang province, which was added to the Chinese empire by a conquest of the Qianlong Emperor in 1759. After this date the material was more frequently used for Imperial-style works of art. For a full discussion of this group, and an example with mask and ring handles, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 2, Part 2, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 433-4, no. 339.

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