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TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES A PUDDINGSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
the rst of moss agate and of compressed rounded of rounded square outline, rising from a tapered oval foot to
rectangular form with relief-carved lion-mask handles, the a cylindrical neck, a raised central panel reserve to each side,
other of banded agate and of ovoid form with a recessed oval stopper (2)
foot, stoppers (4) Height 2 in., 5.1 cm
Height of taller 2½ in., 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE Oregon Private Collection.
Collection of Mary Morrison, Vancouver.
$ 3,000-5,000
$ 2,000-3,000
㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ㉙⫸䞛滣䄁⢢
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䐒䐁滣䄁⢢ℑẞ
1079
AN INSIDE PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
DATED BINGSHEN YEAR, CORRESPONDING
TO 1896
of compressed ask form rising from a wide elliptical foot,
painted with a horse in an autumnal river scene, the reverse
with a monkey teasing a beehive, signed Zhang Baotian with
one seal, stopper (2)
Height 2⅜ in., 6 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Patricia Ann (Miller) McDermott (1921-2007),
Honolulu, Hawaii.
$ 2,000-3,000
㶭㛓᷁䓛⸜ġĩ1896⸜Īġġġ䍣䐫ℏ䔓楔ᶲ⮩ὗ⚾滣䄁⢢
柴嬀烉᷁䓛⇅䥳⻝叮䓘ἄ
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