[PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION] GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH-20TH CENTURY
十九至二十世紀 琥珀光素及鋪首紋鼻煙壺(共四件)
comprising: three of plain flattened form with characteristic crizzling, of which two with green stoppers; together with one flattened ovoid bottle carved with two mythical beast masks in low relief on the sides, the material with swirls, with a green stopper (4)
Dimensions:
largest: 6.2cm high without stopper
Provenance:
Private English collection, London; inherited from the artist Lottie Davis, by repute gifted to her by the Office of the Chargé d’Affaires in Beijing in the mid-20th century.
英格蘭私人收藏,倫敦;繼承自藝術家洛蒂・戴維斯(Lottie Davis),據傳其於20世紀中葉由北京大使館贈予。
十九至二十世紀 琥珀光素及鋪首紋鼻煙壺(共四件)
comprising: three of plain flattened form with characteristic crizzling, of which two with green stoppers; together with one flattened ovoid bottle carved with two mythical beast masks in low relief on the sides, the material with swirls, with a green stopper (4)
Dimensions:
largest: 6.2cm high without stopper
Provenance:
Private English collection, London; inherited from the artist Lottie Davis, by repute gifted to her by the Office of the Chargé d’Affaires in Beijing in the mid-20th century.
英格蘭私人收藏,倫敦;繼承自藝術家洛蒂・戴維斯(Lottie Davis),據傳其於20世紀中葉由北京大使館贈予。