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8083Y
Three polychrome ivory snuff bottles
1850-1911
The first with a flat lip and flat, oval foot rim around a recessed foot, with
floral motifs on the shoulders, one face with iris and a bird on a stylized
blue wave ground, reversed by a design of peony and butterflies on the
same ground, Qianlong mark to the foot; the second bottle of upright
rounded form, carved deeply with a continuous scene of birds in a dense
forest, with a flat lip and flat foot rim around a recessed foot bearing a
four character Qianlong mark; the third bottle of flattened spade form,
with a flat lip and concave foot bearing a four character Qianlong mark,
the body with a continual scene of figures in a landscape.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high, the tallest
$3,000 - 5,000

8084Y
A carved ivory snuff bottle
Qianlong mark, late 19th century
Of ovoid form, with a flat lip and a square foot rim around a recessed
foot, with two sinuous dragons on the shoulder above ruyi lappets, the
body deeply carved with a profusion of flowers, the foot with a four
character Qianlong mark in seal script.
3 1/8in (8.1cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

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