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                                                              A DOUBLE-GOURD DOUBLE CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                         307  1760-1840
90                                                            The clear and colorless crystal contains small areas of a net-like
                                                              pattern on the smaller bottle, and there are some ‘feather’-form
                                                              inclusions in both bottles.
                                                              3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, tourmaline stoppers, one metal spoon
                                                              $6,000-8,000

                                                              PROVENANCE

                                                              Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2002.
                                                              Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
                                                              no. 3545.
                                                              1760-1840年 水晶雕雙聯葫蘆鼻煙壺

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                                                              AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                              OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1740-1850
                                                              One side of the bottle is centered by a near-circular area of
                                                              translucent white color with a russet center and outlined in
                                                              dark brown.
                                                              2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
                                                              $5,000-7,000

                                                              PROVENANCE

                                                              The John Ault Collection, Bangkok, #73.
                                                              Robert Kleiner, London, 2003.
                                                              1740-1850年 瑪瑙天然紋鼻煙壺
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