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Ť473 473
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1730-1820 474
The bottle is carved with vertical fluting spaced with reeded bands. 49
The stone is of an even near-white tone.
2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
$3,500-4,500

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no.
3786.

Compare to a nearly identical bottle sold at Christie’s New York, 15
September 2009, lot 2196.
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Ť474
A CARVED ‘REALGAR’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1840
The bottle is carved with two cartouches through the bright red
outer layer revealing the orange glass below, one side depicting a silk
worm on a leaf, the reverse with the worm having emerged as a moth
flying amidst flowering plants
2º in. (6.7 cm.) high, malachite stopper
$1,800-2,800

PROVENANCE

Albert E. Combatalade Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4719.
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