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A pink overlaid white glass snuff bottle
106 | BONHAMS 1850-1900
Of ovoid form with a waisted neck, flat lip, splayed oval foot ring, one side
carved with a qilin breathing out vapor and ribboned books surrounded
by cloud scrolls, reversed with a fish rising above waves expelling a
stream of water and a jewel towards a gate incised with Shang men.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high
$1,500 - 2,000

Provenance
the Bentley Collection, U.K.
Sotheby’s, Sussex, 25 June 1991, lot 44

Published
The Bentley Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Asian Art Studio, Inc.,
2008, p. 43

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A rock crystal snuff bottle
1750-1860
Well-hollowed, of plain rounded rectangular form rising from a finely
finished oval foot ring, carved from a nearly flawless transparent matrix.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance
The Bentley Collection, U.K.
Sotheby’s, London, 7 June 1990, lot 199
A Private Collection

Illustrated
Asian Art Studio, Inc., The Bentley Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles,
2008, p. 94