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A CARVED OLIVE-GREEN AND
RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL,
1740-1850
The bottle is carved in high relief on one
side through a dark russet skin revealing
a scene of two boys in a rocky landscape,
one holding a box from which issues vapor
that continues onto the neck and side of
the bottle through icy white inclusions
in the stone. The reverse of the bottle is
undecorated.

2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California,
1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1653.
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Ť541
A SIX-COLOR-OVERLAY WHITE
GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
The semi-transparent amber, red, pale-blue,
cobalt-blue, mauve and translucent-pink
glass overlays are carved to the milky-white
ground with the ‘hundred-antiques’ motif,
with pink glass forming the foot ring. One
side is further decorated with an incised
orchid plant.

2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, pink tourmaline
stopper
$2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE

Jade House, Hong Kong, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1637.

EXHIBITED

Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle
Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26
September 2008.
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