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Ť504 504
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850 505
The bottle is of opaque white tone, with one flat face highlighted by 65
a naturalistic russet surface, and with a natural fissure at the side
used to carve a flowering orchid.
2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) high, glass stopper
$1,500-2,000

PROVENANCE

Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 829.
䍆邘蒗聖㌉

Ť505
AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, HONGXIAN FOUR-CHARACTER
SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1915-
1916)
The bottle is decorated with a scene of five boys playing a ball game.
2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
$1,000-1,500

PROVENANCE

Robert Hall, London, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4822.

LITERATURE

R. Hall, The Boston Snuff Party, Chinese Snuff Bottles XII, London,
2008, no. 12.
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