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A JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1860
The well-hollowed bottle is of fattened, ovoid form. The softly
polished stone is sufused with pale, milky emerald-green cloud-
like mottling.
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, quartz stopper
$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE

Rachelle R. Holden Collection.
Vanessa F. Holden Collection, New York, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 2344.

LITERATURE

Bob Stevens, The Collector’s Book of Snuf Bottles, New York, 1976,
no. 443.
1780-1860年 翠玉光素鼻煙壺

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A FACETED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1840
The main sides are carved with raised octagonal panels, and the
translucent stone has yellowish-amber markings.
2º in. (5.8 cm.) high, glass stopper
$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

John Ault Collection, Bangkok.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2005.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 4260a.
1720-1840年 瑪瑙磨花鼻煙壺

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