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Ť417

THREE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1820-1900

The first, 1840-1900, is of tall ovoid form and
decorated with lotus framed by foliate scroll,
with an apocryphal Chenghua mark on the
base. The second, 1820-1880, is decorated
with a dragon chasing a pearl over a ground
of incised interlocking wan motif, with an
apocryphal Yongzheng mark on the base. The
third, 1840-1900, is decorated with figures and
a tiger in a landscape.

2¡, 2w, and 2¿ in. (6, 7.3, and 5.4 cm.) high,

quartz and hardstone stoppers (3)

$1,200-1,800

PROVENANCE 417

First bottle: 418
Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California, 1994. 17
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1250.
Second bottle:
Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis,
Massachusetts, 26 August 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 878.
Third bottle:
The Oriental Corner, Los Altos, California, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1633.

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Ť418
AN AVENTURINE-SPLASHED BLUE
GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1820
The compressed globular bottle is of
transparent deep cobalt tone and accented with
dispersed copper-colored splashes.

2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, agate stopper

$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

The Collection of Edith Griswald.
Sotheby’s New York, 1 June 1994, lot 621.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1213.
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