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PROPERTY FROM THE LIZZADRO COLLECTION
979
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘PEBBLE’ SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The bottle is of fattened, irregular rectangular shape, one side is
softly polished to highlight the white stone, while the reverse is
highly polished to highlight the pale russet mottling of the skin.
2√ in. (7.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE
Lizzadro Collection, Elmhurst, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉籽料鼻煙壺

980
A SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF TANZI
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The boy, Tanzi, is shown holding a bucket as he stands beneath a
deer skin draped over his head and back. The white stone has areas
of added russet color.
2º in. (5.7 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE
Lizzadro Collection, Elmhurst, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.
Carvings of Tanzi represent flial piety, as the boy concealed himself
under a deer skin as he mingled with the herd in order to obtain
doe’s milk for his ailing parent.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉鹿乳奉親把件 980

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