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A CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1860
The bottle is carved through the dark honey skin on one side with
Zhong Kui, the demon queller, fighting off five demons. The reverse is
undecorated.
2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, carnelian agate stopper
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Gerd Lester Collection, New York, 1982.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
LITERATURE:
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R.
Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 324-325,
no. 144.
Another agate bottle carved with a figure of Zhong Kui was sold at
Christie's New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 1600.
1760-1860年 瑪瑙巧雕鍾馗捉鬼圖鼻煙壺
來源:
Gerd Lester珍藏, 紐約, 1982年
何瑞秋珍藏, 紐約 841
出版:
何瑞秋, 《Rivers and Mountains Far from the World - The Rachelle R.
Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary》, 紐約, 1994年, 頁324-325,
編號144
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