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TWO CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1860
The first of carnelian, carved in a flattened circular shape with a tubular
neck and a flat foot, each face decorated with a raised conforming
panel enclosing the decoration of a Han dynasty eave-end tile; the
second of agate, carved in a rounded square shape with tubular neck
and oval foot ring, the caramel inclusion on one face used to highlight
the relief carving of persimmons, chime, fan and bat.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high, the taller
$2,500 - 4,000

1750-1860年 瑪瑙鼻煙壺兩件

Provenance
The carnelian bottle: acquired in Biarritz, 1974
The agate bottle: Private Cincinnati Collection

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AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
Well-hollowed, of biconvex lens section, with lion mask and mock ring
handles carved on the broad shoulders, tapering gently towards the
splayed foot ring, each face richly carved, one with poet Meng Haoran
on the back of a mule searching for the perfect plum blossom in
winter, the other side with an ox herd on the back of his ox, the deep
orange material finely crizzled on the interior.
2 1/4in (5.8cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000
1750-1850年 琥珀雕踏雪尋梅圖鼻煙壺

177 Provenance
Dayton Art Museum, Ohio, 1970

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