Chinese Carved Jade or Hardstone Snuff Bottle
pale off white color, in the form of a coin bag with bat and flowering branch, coral bat form stopper, 2-1/2 x 1-7/8 in.; with carved wood stand
Provenance: Estate of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by descent in family
Note: This item tests as jadeite on the Presidium Gem Tester II.
In 1956, the children of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, donated a group of items to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. To view this collection of Chinese Art, please visit: https://www.philamuseum.org/search?q=loeb&cat=collection&from=24&size=12
Condition Report: cap probably associated (ill-fitting), loss to cork at spoon attachment, jade with light wear, tiny chip at leaf edge
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pale off white color, in the form of a coin bag with bat and flowering branch, coral bat form stopper, 2-1/2 x 1-7/8 in.; with carved wood stand
Provenance: Estate of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by descent in family
Note: This item tests as jadeite on the Presidium Gem Tester II.
In 1956, the children of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, donated a group of items to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. To view this collection of Chinese Art, please visit: https://www.philamuseum.org/search?q=loeb&cat=collection&from=24&size=12
Condition Report: cap probably associated (ill-fitting), loss to cork at spoon attachment, jade with light wear, tiny chip at leaf edge