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AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE AN AMBER ‘DOUBLE GOURD’ SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century 18th/19th century
Of flattened rectangular form with flat lip and short foot, the shoulders Carved as a large double gourd growing from a leafy vine issuing a
carved with mock lion and ring handles, the translucent material smaller gourd, blossom and tendrils, the transparent material of a deep
clouded with opaque golden-yellow. rich honey color, finely crizzled, with a cloudy inclusion at the base.
2 1/2in (6.2cm) high 2 5/8in (6.8cm) high
US$1,500 - 2,500 US$1,000 - 1,500
十八/十九世紀 琥珀雕獅鋪鼻煙壺 十八/十九世紀 琥珀雕瓜瓞綿綿紋鼻煙壺
Provenance
Acquired in Dallas, Texas, prior to 1966
A similar bottle is illustrated in Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo
Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George
Bloch Collection, vol. 7, part 1, Hong Kong, 2009, no. 1594, and sold
at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 24 November 2014, lot 41.
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