Sale 8397
New York, East
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28 June 2000
Price realised
USD 235
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This Lot has no reserve
A GROUP OF FOUR SNUFF BOTTLES 19th/20th century Comprising: a red overlay clear glass bottle, carved in relief with dragons; a blue glass flattened rectangular form bottle; a smokey quartz bottle of flattened rectangular form; a mother of pearl flattened ovoid form bottle incised with a dragon and foliate design Quartz bottle 2½ in. (6.3 cm.) high (4)
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