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•~410                                                410
AN UNUSUAL CARVED CORAL                         (two views)
SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1900                                               411
The salmon-red bottle is carved in cameo                                                                                75
through the white areas with a phoenix
standing amidst fowering plants, and the
conforming original stopper is carved with a
Buddhist lion-form fnial.

2¿ in (5.4 cm.) high, original coral stopper
$3,000-4,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4888.
1800-1900年 珊瑚雕鳳鳥圖鼻煙壺

•411
A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF
BOTTLE
1780-1880
The pale honey-toned stone is carved utilizing
a dark russet marking on one side to depict a
hawk standing on one leg.

2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) high, glass stopper
$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

Jana Volf Collection, 2008.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4841.
1780-1880年 瑪瑙巧雕英雄獨立圖鼻煙壺
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