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Ť434 434
A RARE RED-SPLASHED AND OCHRE OVERLAY GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE 435
1789-1860 27
The bottle of opaque swirling ochre and greyish-brown glass is
carved in high relief with two blossoming prunus branches, some of
the buds and blossoms boldly picked out in translucent red areas of
the glass.
2¿ in. (5.3 cm.) high, glass and metal stopper
$2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2270.
䍆⥶㍩蔶∇抈愠⥘聖㌉
Ť435
A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1860
The well-hollowed bottle of pale grey and beige color is carved in
high relief with two dogs and two birds picked out in patches of deep
russet, the reverse with a pine tree growing from a cliff face.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
$2,400-3,400
PROVENANCE
Robert Hall, London, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2327.
䍆蚉⇢䉑茰⥘聖㌉
