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A Baltic amber snuff bottle A root amber snuff bottle
19th century 1780-1880
Of flattened globular form with a rounded concave lip and an oval foot Of ovoid form with a straight neck, flat lip and concave foot, the body
rim, the body a deep reddish brown tone with a fine crackle throughout. carved with a continuous garden scene with a cat glancing upward at
2 1/8in (5.3cm) high a flying bird, the opaque amber with variegated tones of yellow-ochre
$2,500 - 4,000 and brown.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
Provenance: $1,200 - 1,800
T.Y. King, Hong Kong
Provenance:
8027 T.Y. King, Hong Kong
An amber snuff bottle with quail
1770-1880 8029 No lot
Of upright rectangular form with a flat lip and oval foot rim, one face
carved with two quail beneath sheaves of millet, reversed by a four
character inscription in seal script, the sides with boldly carved mask handles
with long pendant rings, the amber an even deep orange-red color.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance:
Mr. Ma, Hong Kong, 1955

A similarly decorated amber snuff bottle with quail and millet was sold in
the J & J Collection, Christies New York, September 17, 2008, lot 79, see
Moss, Graham and Tsang, The art of the Chinese snuff bottle, the J & J
Collection Vol. 2, no. 293.

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