1780-1900

Details

A SILVER-INLAID OXIDIZED COPPER RECTANGULAR SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1900
One side of the flattened body is decorated in silver wire inlay with a figure seated at a table beneath a tree, the reverse with a calligraphic inscription, and the neck and narrow sides with shou characters.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, matching metal stopper and metal spoon

Provenance

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2700.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

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