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A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1850
Of rounded rectangular form, the horizontal markings in the stone on one side
simulate a mountainscape, with a scene carved in low-relief below depicting an eagle
grasping a small bear in its talons, with a second small bear scampering to escape.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, metal and tourmaline stopper
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Bob C. Stevens Collection, no. 558.
The Bob C. Stevens Collection of Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part II;
Sotheby’s New York, 26 March 1982, lot 118.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
LITERATURE:
H. Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group, London, 1971, p. 37, no. 83.
B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 558.
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection,
A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp.138-139, no. 56.

1780-1850年 瑪瑙巧雕英雄圖鼻煙壺
來源:
Bob C. Stevens珍藏, 編號558
Bob C. Stevens珍藏重要中國鼻煙壺 (第二部分), 紐約蘇富比, 1982年3月26日, 拍品編號118
何瑞秋珍藏, 紐約
出版:
莫士撝, 《Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group》, 倫敦, 1971年, 頁 37,
編號83
B. Stevens, 《鼻煙壺收藏指南》, 紐約, 1976年, 編號558
何瑞秋, 《Rivers and Mountains Far from the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection,
A Personal Commentary》, 紐約, 1994年, 頁138-139, 編號56

869
A PINK-SPLASHED OPALESCENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
The bottle is of elongated, cylindrical form and rests on a concave base. The opalescent
glass is suffused with tiny pink droplets.
2Ω in. (6.4 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
The Mei Ling Collection; Sotheby's New York, 15 March 1984, lot 62.
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, p. 368, no. 165.

1780-1850年 乳白地灑粉紅玻璃鼻煙壺
來源:
Mei Ling珍藏, 紐約蘇富比, 1984年3月15日, 拍品編號62
何瑞秋珍藏, 紐約

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368, 編號165

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