A BLACK AND GRAY JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
1750-1820
Of shield shape, surmounted by a waisted neck with flat lip and supported on a pedestal foot, each face similarly carved in low-relief with a circular panel enclosing archaistic scrolls and motifs, flanked by lion mask and mock ring handles on the shoulders, the greenish-gray stone with cloudy black patches.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
1750-1820? ??????????
Provenance
Hartman Rare Art, New York, 1970
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1750-1820
1750-1820
Of shield shape, surmounted by a waisted neck with flat lip and supported on a pedestal foot, each face similarly carved in low-relief with a circular panel enclosing archaistic scrolls and motifs, flanked by lion mask and mock ring handles on the shoulders, the greenish-gray stone with cloudy black patches.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
1750-1820? ??????????
Provenance
Hartman Rare Art, New York, 1970
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Time, Location
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