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A GRAYISH-WHITE JADE 'BASKET-WEAVE' SNUFF BOTTLE
1850-1930
The well-hollowed bottle with a spreading neck, flat lip, the woven
pattern extending downward to the short oval foot ring; the white
stone with a subtle gray tone, showing small areas of russet with paler
inclusions and natural fissure veins.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
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AN ETCHED SMOKY QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE
Dated 1775 by inscription, 1850-1920
Well-hollowed, the neatly shaped rounded square bottle with cylindrical
neck, flat lip, splayed oval foot ring, lightly etched on both sides, one
depicting a riverside lone house hidden amongst trees, and a small
bridge leading to a tree-covered hills, the reverse portraying a stretch
of blooming prunus branches in the background of a teapot and two
fruits, the upper right dated Qianlong yiwei nian zhongchun yue (mid-
spring of 1775 during the Qianlong reign).
2 1/4in (5.8cm) high
US$600 - 800
8110
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