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                                                AN UNUSUAL CARVED CHALCEDONY MELON-FORM
                                                SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                1830-1900
                                                The stone, of opalescent and semi-transparent deep lavender color,
                                                is carved in the form of a bitter-melon with undercut vine, tendrils,
                                                leaves and a smaller melon.
                                                2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
                                                $3,000-5,000
                                                PROVENANCE
                                                Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1999.
                                                Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
                                                no. 2791.
                                                1830-1900年   玉髓瑪瑙雕瓜瓞綿綿鼻煙壺






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                                                •637
                                                AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG SEAL
                                                MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
                                                The bottle is decorated on both sides with a large,
                                                brightly enameled katydid.
                                                2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
                                                $3,000-5,000
                                                PROVENANCE
                                                Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1995.
                                                Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1782.
                                                清道光   御製粉彩蟈蟈圖鼻煙壺   礬紅四字篆書款






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