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20 | Bonhams A red Peking glass snuff bottle
18th century
Of compressed globular form, with a flat lip and slight recessed convex
foot surrounded by a rounded foot rim, the transparent ruby colored body
with numerous small air bubbles.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
Provenance:
Montt Collection
8025
An amber snuff bottle with figures
19th century
With a flat lip and oval foot rim, the interior well-hollowed, the exterior
carved in high relief with a female immortal with flowing robes on one
side, reversed by Liu Hai standing on a toad and holding a string of cash
above his head, with two blossoming trees.
2 1/4in (5.8cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance:
Tombro collection, 1974