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JULIA SHACKELFORD HUNTER COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES

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A GREEN-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 白地套綠玻璃鼻煙壺

The snuf bottle is carved to each side through the green overlay to the white
ground with a crab beside a large lotus pad and aquatic foliage, all above a
band of waves to the foot.

2¡ in. (6.1 cm.) high

£1,500-2,000 $2,300-3,000
€2,100-2,700

PROVENANCE:

The Julia Shackelford Hunter Collection of snuf bottles, acquired in China
1948-1949.

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AN AMBER-TONE-OVERLAY YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH-19TH CENTURY

清十八/十九世紀 黃地套琥珀玻璃魚跳龍門鼻煙壺

The snuf bottle is carved through the amber-tone-overlay to the egg yolk
yellow ground with a carp emerging from waves below a pavilion to one side,
and a crane with a peach sprig below a bat to the other, separated by two pines
trees.

2Ω in. (6.4 cm.) high

£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100

PROVENANCE:

The Julia Shackelford Hunter Collection of snuf bottles, acquired in China
1948-1949.

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A BLUE-OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH-19TH CENTURY

清十八/十九世紀 白地套藍玻璃花卉紋鼻煙壺

The snuf bottle is carved through the blue overlay to the transparent ground
with various foral blooms growing from leafy scrolling foliage, with a small
insect fying in their midst, all below a band of rocks to the foot.

2Ω in. (6.4 cm.) high

£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800

PROVENANCE:

The Julia Shackelford Hunter Collection of snuf bottles, acquired in China
1948-1949.

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