AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, A CARNELIAN 'BOY' SNUFF BOTTLE AND...
The Property of a Lady, lots 83-92
AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, A CARNELIAN 'BOY' SNUFF BOTTLE AND A 'PANDA' TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOTTLE
Late Qing Dynasty
The amber bottle carved with a leaping carp and mythical beast amongst foaming waves; the carnelian bottle carved as a smiling boy holding a bird; and an inside-painted tortoiseshell bottle carved with a bamboo grove and painted to the interior with scenes of pandas, stoppers.
The largest 7.2cm (2 7/8in) high. (6).
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清晚期 琥珀鼻烟壺、瑪瑙童子鼻烟壺及玳瑁熊貓鼻烟壺
Provenance: Christie's, London, 3rd July 1973, lot 133 (the amber bottle)
Sotheby's, London, 31st July 1973, lot 347 and 403 (the tortoiseshell and 'boy' bottle)
An English private collection, Hampstead
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The Property of a Lady, lots 83-92
AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, A CARNELIAN 'BOY' SNUFF BOTTLE AND A 'PANDA' TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOTTLE
Late Qing Dynasty
The amber bottle carved with a leaping carp and mythical beast amongst foaming waves; the carnelian bottle carved as a smiling boy holding a bird; and an inside-painted tortoiseshell bottle carved with a bamboo grove and painted to the interior with scenes of pandas, stoppers.
The largest 7.2cm (2 7/8in) high. (6).
Footnotes
清晚期 琥珀鼻烟壺、瑪瑙童子鼻烟壺及玳瑁熊貓鼻烟壺
Provenance: Christie's, London, 3rd July 1973, lot 133 (the amber bottle)
Sotheby's, London, 31st July 1973, lot 347 and 403 (the tortoiseshell and 'boy' bottle)
An English private collection, Hampstead
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Time, Location
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