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A PALE GREY AND RUSSET-BROWN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1850

The bottle is well hollowed and has one fat face that is fnely mottled
with the remains of russet-brown skin, while the reverse slightly
bulbous side is plain showing opaque white inclusions in the pale
grey stone.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, plastic stopper

$1,000-1,500

PROVENANCE:

Robert Eldred & Company, East Dennis, Massachusetts, 26
September 1993.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 830.

1760-1850年 灰褐玉帶皮鼻煙壺

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A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN FACETED SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1770-1850

Each side is molded with a raised panel, those on the main sides
are decorated with scenes of a lady with a young child, those on
the narrow sides with orchids. The characters zhenwan (‘precious
plaything’) are inscribed on the base.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper

$1,500-2,500

PROVENANCE:

Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2555.

EXHIBITED:

Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The
Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.

1770-1850年 青花開光教子圖長方鼻煙壺

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