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A FACETED AMBER GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1730-1840
The octagonal bottle of transparent glass is carved on either side with
convex panels accentuated with eight raised bosses.
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, glass stopper
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Hall, London, 2005.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4277b.
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AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1870
The bottle is decorated in iron-red with two five-clawed dragons on a
ground of incised waves.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, agate stopper
$500-700

PROVENANCE

Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1259.
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