• Art d'Asie auction at Christies

    Sale 5580

    Art d'Asie

    Paris

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    21 December 2009

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    Lot 212

    DEUX TABATIERES EN VERRE BLANC ET OVERLAY ROSE ET VERT ET BRUN

    CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE

    Price realised

    EUR 1,250

    Estimate

    EUR 1,500 - EUR 2,000

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    DEUX TABATIERES EN VERRE BLANC ET OVERLAY ROSE ET VERT ET BRUN
    CHINE, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
    Toutes deux de forme ovoïde aplatie, la première décorée en overlay rose et vert sur les deux faces de branchages feuillagés et fleurs de prunus, le bouchon en améthyste ; la seconde décorée en overlay brun de divers branchages fleuris, les côtés rehaussés de papillons, le bouchon en corail sculpté d'un chilong
    Hauteurs: 6,6 cm. (2 5/8 in.) et 5,5 cm. (2 1/8 in.) (2)

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    Special Notice

    Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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    Post Lot Text

    TWO OVERLAY-DECORATED WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
    CHINA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY


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