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A carved coral snuff bottle A moss agate snuff bottle
1880-1930 1750-1860
Carved realistically as an ear of corn, with a bug crawling along the Well-hollowed, of compressed spherical form with a cylindrical neck,
well detailed husk, and partially removed to expose the kernels, the flat lip, recessed oval foot, carved in subtle relief to the front and back
lower section decorated with a large radish, the curling stem of the with graceful orchids, the stone suffused with moss-like green and
corn forming a foot ring. yellowish-russet inclusions, and sparse cinnabar lacquer-red patches.
2 1/8in (5.4cm) high 2 3/16in (5.7cm) high
$1,500 - 2,000 $2,500 - 4,000
Provenance Provenance
JWA Intl., San Francisco Convention, October 1998 Sotheby’s New York, 1 April 2005, lot 528
Julie Stempel, Hong Kong Avrina Pugh, Pugh collection no. 84
acquired from Yamanaka & Co., Chicago, 22 August 1941, for $41
珊瑚刻玉米鼻煙壺
苔紋瑪瑙（羊肝瑪瑙）刻蘭花鼻煙壺
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