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16 | Bonhams A carved amethyst snuff bottle
1880-1920
The well hollowed bottle of tapering ovoid form, with a flat lip, the purple
stone well-carved with auspicious imagery of a Liu Hai holding two strings
of cash above a toad, reversed by a chilong dragon and bats, with a
slightly concave base.
2 3/8in (6.1cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance:
T.Y. King, Hong Kong

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A carved amethyst snuff bottle
Of flattened ovoid form, with flat lip, on an ovoid, concave foot, both
sides finely carved with a scene of a scholar seated in a mountainous
landscape.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high.
$1,500 - 2,500

Provenance:
Montt Collection