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1760-1850
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TWO CARVED JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
1760-1850
Both bottles are of pale celadon and brown tone. The first bottle, attributed to Suzhou School, is pierced and carved with a pomegranate surrounded by flowering fruit branches and bats. The second is a large double-gourd carved with a monkey carrying a branch of peaches and bats.
2 ¼ and 2 ½ in. (5.7 and 3.8 cm.) high, glass and agate stoppers
1760-1850
Both bottles are of pale celadon and brown tone. The first bottle, attributed to Suzhou School, is pierced and carved with a pomegranate surrounded by flowering fruit branches and bats. The second is a large double-gourd carved with a monkey carrying a branch of peaches and bats.
2 ¼ and 2 ½ in. (5.7 and 3.8 cm.) high, glass and agate stoppers
Provenance
First bottle:
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1997.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2464.
Second bottle:
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2522.
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1997.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2464.
Second bottle:
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2522.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP