Page 95 - Ruth and Carl Barron Snuff Bottles September 2016

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A CARVED ‘REALGAR’ GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY PALACE WORKSHOPS,
BEIJING, 1730-1840
The crimson red and opaque orange bottle
is carved overall with a basketweave
design.

2º in. (5.7 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper

$2,400-3,400

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5246.
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TWO MOLDED AND ENAMELED 556
PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES 93
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1830-1880

Both bottles are decorated with scenes
from the story ‘The Legend of the White
Snake’, and have an apocryphal Qianlong
mark on the base.

2¬ and 2æ in. (6.6 and 7 cm.) high, glass

and agate stoppers (2)

$2,200-3,200

PROVENANCE

First bottle:
John Sinclair, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California,
2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5056.
Second bottle:
Robert Hall, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4936.

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