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1790-1860
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A CARVED JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE
1790-1860
The bottle is of deep olive and brown tone with a bright russet-toned skin on either side and foot ring. One side is carved with a scene of a pine tree, bat and deer, the other with a hawk, plum tree and a feline.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper
1790-1860
The bottle is of deep olive and brown tone with a bright russet-toned skin on either side and foot ring. One side is carved with a scene of a pine tree, bat and deer, the other with a hawk, plum tree and a feline.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper
Provenance
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1999.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2795.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2795.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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).
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Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP