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8066
           AN INSIDE-PAINTED SMOKY QUARTZ
           SNUFF BOTTLE
           Xue Chengcai, 20th century
           Of rounded rectangular form, one side painted with two
           ladies in a garden, the other with a lady and a child,
           inscribed Beijing Xue Chengcai zuo.
           2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
           US$1,000 - 1,500


           二十世紀 薛成彩作 茶晶内畫美人圖鼻煙壺
























                                                     8066 (two views)

           8067
           TWO QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLES
           18th/19th century
           The first of smoky quartz, the opaque inclusion in the
           stone carved as a blossoming peony bush, with a lingzhi
           by its side; the second of clear quartz, the opaque
           inclusion on one side used to highlight the carving of a
           prunus tree, the other side carved with lotus.
           2 1/2in (6.5cm) high, the taller

           US$1,500 - 2,500

           十八/十九世紀 水晶雕花卉紋鼻煙壺兩件

           Provenance
           The smoky quartz bottle: Mill House Antiques, Woodbury,
           Conneticut, prior to 1966.
           The clear quartz bottle: Acquired in New Mexico, prior
           to 1966
















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