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TWO CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLES AN INSIDE-PAINTED COMMEMORATIVE GLASS SNUFF
1800-1880 BOTTLE
Each well-hollowed, the first a honey-toned bottle, coordinating the Wang Xisan, 1982
color variations in the matrix, carved with two monkeys by rocks on Painted with a reserve to each of the main sides, the front framing
one side, the reverse displaying a fish; the second a thin-sectioned the wedding portrait of Charles and Diana, the Prince and Princess of
square bottle flanked with two spirited faux lion mask-and-ring Wales, reversed with an image of St Paul's Cathedral in London, with a
handles, the stone cast with striking multicolored splashes. commemorative inscription, dated renshu (1982), signed, Wang Xisan
2 1/4 and 2 5/8in (5.7 and 6.7cm) high and Yihu Zhai, one painted seal.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
US$2,500 - 3,500
US$1,200 - 2,000

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