• The Ruth and Carl Barron Colle auction at Christies

    Sale 11786

    The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part II

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    16 March 2016

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    • TWO 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE SNUFF
    Lot 530

    TWO 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE SNUFF BOTTLES

    1760-1860

    Price realised

    USD 2,750

    Estimate

    USD 2,200 - USD 3,200

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    TWO 'CHICKEN BONE' JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
    1760-1860
    The first bottle, 1760-1850, is carved from mottled grey and beige stone in low relief with a pair of ducks, one in flight, the other wading by a stream formed by the grey striation in the stone. The reverse with simple sprays of millet issuing from pierced rockwork. The second bottle, 1760-1860, is carved in the round through the cream and olive-colored stone with two striding dragons amidst clouds.
    2 3/8 and 2 ¼ in. (6 and 5.6 cm.) high, glass and jadeite stoppers

    Provenance

    The first bottle:
    Eddie Dwyer Collection.
    The Blanche B. Exstein Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles; Christie's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 249.
    Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008.
    Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4831.
    The second bottle:
    Robert Hall, London, 2009.
    Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4900.


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    Special Notice

    Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).


    Saleroom Notice

    Please note that the catalogue illustration depicts both bottles in this lot.


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