Page 20 - Ruth and Carl Barron Snuff Bottles September 2016

Ť419
A CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1860
The translucent bottle of deep orange-brown tone is decorated with
a scene of an attendant carrying a package approaching a scholar,
the reverse with a figure carrying a hoe next to a large buffalo.

2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper

$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 41.
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419 Ť420
A CARVED BROWN AND WHITE JADE PEBBLE-FORM
420 SNUFF BOTTLE
(two views) 1750-1850
18 The bottle is carved in high relief with a long-tailed bird perched on
a rock and on the opposite side with a blossoming prunus branch.

2q in. (6.4 cm.) high, shell stopper

$1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE

Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 33.
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