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9124
A RED GLASS OVERLAY SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1820
Of flattened ovoid shape, the think ruby red
overlay on a bubble suffused ground, with a
thin lip and a flat oval foot rim, one side carved
with a female immortal and deer, reversed with
a figure and monkey presenting peaches to an
immortal in a pavilion with a crane.
2 1/2in (6.2cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500
1770-1820 涅白地套紅料’靈猴獻壽’紋鼻煙壺

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9125
A CARNELIAN SNUFF BOTTLE
18th century
Carved in high relief with two clambering
chilong with lingzhi, the stone primarily of a
brick-red tone with a white patches.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
US$1,200 - 1,800
A very similar bottle of the same material is
cataloged as probably Imperial and dated
1730-1820. See Moss, Graham and Tsang A
Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary
and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 2, Part 2,
Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 430-432, no. 338.
十八世紀 紅玉髓雕螭龍靈芝紋鼻煙壺

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