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JULIA SHACKELFORD HUNTER COLLECTION OF SNUFF BOTTLES

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A CINNABAR RED-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY

清十八世紀末/十九世紀初 白地套紅玻璃龍紋鼻煙壺

The snuf bottle is deeply carved through the red overlay to the white ground
with a writhing dragon chasing a faming pearl, amidst scrolling clouds.

2º in. (5.7 cm.) high

£2,000-4,000 $3,100-6,100
€2,800-5,400

PROVENANCE:

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

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A BLACK-OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 白地套黑玻璃鶴鹿同春鼻煙壺

The snuf bottle is carved through the black overlay to the white ground with
a crane to one side and a deer to the other, each with a lingzhi branch in its
mouth, separated by a bat and peach handle to each shoulder.

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 YELLOW-OVERLAY OPALESCENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 套黃玻璃鼻煙壺

The snuf bottle is carved to each side through the yellow overlay to the
opalescent ground with a sinuous chilong with bifurcated tail.

2º in. (5.8 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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