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1750-1850
Details
A CARVED QUARTZITE DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
The bottle is carved in the form of two eggplants pendent from a deeply undercut vine at the top. The tops of the bottles are of translucent vermilion tone that fades to pale yellow towards the bottom.
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high, glass stoppers
1750-1850
The bottle is carved in the form of two eggplants pendent from a deeply undercut vine at the top. The tops of the bottles are of translucent vermilion tone that fades to pale yellow towards the bottom.
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high, glass stoppers
Provenance
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2001.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3378.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3378.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.