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A CARVED MOSS-AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE A MOSS-AGATE PEBBLE-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY, 1730-1860 QING DYNASTY, 1740-1900
The bottle is carved on the narrow sides each with a mask- The bottle is of irregular flattened form, both sides indented to
and-ring handle, the transparent stone with natural markings serve as integral snuff dishes, with dynamic natural markings in
unusually varied and expressive leaving open a wide range of the stone. Together with a moss-agate snuff dish.
interpretations. Together with a moss-agate snuff dish. Bottle: 2 in. (5 cm.) high, ruby stopper;
Bottle: 25 in. (6.6 cm.) high, ruby stopper; Dish: 1¬ in. (4.2 cm.) diam. (2)
Dish: 1¬ in. (4.2 cm.) diam. (2)
HK$16,000-30,000 US$2,100-3,800
HK$50,000-80,000 US$6,500-11,000
PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE Bottle: A German private collection
Bottle: Emily Newell Sold at Bonhams London, 2 November 2009, lot 302
Clara Newell Robert Hall, London, December 2009
Clare Chu, Los Angeles, March 2011 Dish: Robert Hall, London, 1998

清1730-1860年 水藻瑪瑙獸面銜環耳鼻煙壺 清1740-1900年 水藻瑪瑙隨形鼻煙壺
（連水藻瑪瑙鼻煙碟） （連水藻瑪瑙鼻煙碟）

來源 來源
壺：Emily Newell 壺：德國私人珍藏
Clara Newell 倫敦邦瀚斯，2009年11月2日，拍品302號
Clare Chu，洛杉磯，2011年3月 Robert Hall珍藏，倫敦，2009年12月
碟：Robert Hall珍藏，倫敦，1998年

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