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A CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1800-1900 301
The bottle is carved on one side through the opaque white skin to 87
the greyish-beige ground with Liu Hai dancing on top of his string
of cash with his three-legged toad at his side.
2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
$1,200-1,800
PROVENANCE
Robert Kleiner, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 4309.
1800-1900年 瑪瑙巧雕劉海戲蟾圖鼻煙壺
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A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1860
The bottle is decorated on both sides with a blue and green yinyang
(taiji) symbol and the Eight Trigrams (bagua) in red on a white
ground. The narrow sides are decorated with a polychrome cloud
motif with repoussé animal mask-and-loose-ring handles.
2æ in. (7 cm.) high, shell stopper
$1,600-2,000
PROVENANCE
Robert Hall, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 4324.
1770-1860 掐絲琺瑯太極圖鼻煙壺
