Page 54 - Ruth and Carl Barron Snuff Bottles September 2016

478 Ť478
A CARVED SOAPSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE
479 1750-1850
52 The bottle is intricately carved with openwork, relief and incised
decoration. The main sides have openwork diaper pattern framed
by scrolls, the shoulders are carved with beast heads issuing strap
handles on the narrow side. All other areas are incised with floral
decoration. The matching stopper is carved with two chilong.
1q in. (4.2 cm.) high, original soapstone stopper
$1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4313.

Compare to a similar soapstone bottle sold at Christie’s Hong
Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3322.
䍆㌒㦇⒢䖗䑨聖㌉

Ť479
A BLUE AND ORANGE-OVERLAY YELLOW GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1840
The bottle is carved through the spotted orange and blue glass
overlay, creating a green color when viewed together, to the semi-
opaque yellow glass ground on either side with two chilong centered
by a shou medallion, and on the narrow sides by mask and ring
handles.
2q in. (6.4 cm.) high, glass stopper
$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, London, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4305.
䍆⥶㍩蔶∇ぞ⥙㌒聖㌉