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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CECILIA CHIANG, SAN
FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
873
FOUR SNUFF BOTTLES
19th century and later
Consisting of a folded lotus pad glazed in green and pink enamel, a
plain green enameled porcelain snuff bottle, a pear-shaped yellow
glass bottle and an amber colored bottle of flattened rounded
rectangular form. 2 1/2in to 3 3/4in (6.3 to 9.5cm) high (4).

$800 - 1,200
PROPERTY OF ANOTHER OWNER
874
A MOLDED SOFT PASTE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1850
Vividly molded in the form of a seated lion clutching its cub to the front,
with black-heightened eyeballs and carefully rendered manes, covered
in ivory-white glaze with a web of fine crackles.
3in (7.6cm) high 875
$2,000 - 3,000

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, LOS ALTOS,
CALIFORNIA
875
AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1850-1920
Standing on a carefully recessed foot, the rounded rectangular bottle
flanked with two faux lion mask-and-ring handles on shoulder; the
matrix of mottled dark brown and honey coloration.
3in (7.6cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500

876
AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS CABINET BOTTLE
Dated 1998
The elongated bottle expertly painted to the inside with insects
and flowers, dated wuyin, corresponding to 1998, signed with an
unidentified name, painted with one seal.
4 5/8in (11.7cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
876
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