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JULIA SHACKELFORD HUNTER COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES
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AN AQUAMARINE SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 海藍寶石仕女花卉紋鼻煙壺
The snuf bottle is carved to one side with two ladies and several birds. The
reverse is carved with a cat beside a fower spray and a lingzhi sprig with an
insect fying above.
1æ in. (4.5 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
1130 1948-1949.
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A CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 琥珀人物圖鼻煙壺
The bottle is densely carved with a fgure to each side, one holding a fsh and
the other brandishing a censer, all surrounded by pine and wutong trees.
2¬ in. (6.7 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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A PINK TOURMALINE SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 碧璽鼻煙壺
The snuf bottle is carved with a cat beside chrysanthemum blooms, lingzhi
sprigs, pine and wutong trees with a bird perched upon a branch.
2 in. (5.1 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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