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JULIA SHACKELFORD HUNTER COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES
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A PAIR OF WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLES
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 白玉鼻煙壺一對
Each snuf bottle is carved in low relief to the body with archaistic censers. The bases are incised with
apocryphal Qianlong seal marks. The stones are both of an exceptionally pale even tone.
2¬ in. (6.7 cm.) high (2)
£8,000-12,000 $13,000-18,000
€11,000-16,000
PROVENANCE:
The Julia Shackelford Hunter Collection of snuf bottles, acquired in China 1948-1949.
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