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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1860
Details
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1860
The bottle is of even pale greyish-white tone and in the form of two flattened gourds. One side of the bottle has been carved with a leafy branch and a small butterfly utilizing the sparse russet markings in the stone.
2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm.) high, coral stopper and bone spoon
1740-1860
The bottle is of even pale greyish-white tone and in the form of two flattened gourds. One side of the bottle has been carved with a leafy branch and a small butterfly utilizing the sparse russet markings in the stone.
2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm.) high, coral stopper and bone spoon
Provenance
Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mrs. Elmer A. Claar; Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 20 February 1970, lot 366.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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