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Snuff Bottles

Lots 681 - 755

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A BALTIC ROOT AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
The well-hollowed bottle rendered as a melon decorated with another
leafy melon carved in relief to its side; the opaque brownish-red amber
cast with intriguing swirls of golden-orange.
2 3/8in (6.1cm) high

$3,000 - 4,000

1750-1820年 蜜蠟雕瓜瓞綿綿紋鼻煙壺

Provenance:
A Private New York Collection

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682
A WHITE JADE ‘PEACH’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
Well-hollowed, carved as two stacked peaches to resemble a double-
gourd, one side undercut and carved in relief with a monkey climbing
over the peaches, the other side with leafy and woody stems, the soft-
toned white matrix marked with oatmeal-like inclusions.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high

$5,000 - 7,000

1750-1850年 白玉雕仙猴獻壽紋鼻煙壺

Provenance:
George Crofts
Pearce Family Collection 1923

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