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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘MELON AND BUTTERFLY’
SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH CENTURY
The bottle is carved in the round with a large melon bearing broad leaves and
a butterfy is carved to one side. The stone is of a sea-green celadon tone with
russet inclusions. It has a coral stopper.
2æ in. (7 cm.) high, coral stopper
£8,000-10,000 $12,000-14,000
€9,200-11,000
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s London 15 May 2013, lot 304.
清十八世紀 黃玉帶皮雕籟瓜蝴蝶紋鼻煙壺
來源: 倫敦蘇富比2013年5月15日拍賣, 拍品304號
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