Two Carved Gemstone Snuff Bottles
purple quartz conjoined snuff bottles, carved prunus branches, one with orange cabochon cap, one with crystal cabochon cap, 2-5/8 x 2 in.; mottled turquoise green stone with black inclusions, pebble form with cap, 3 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: Estate of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by descent in family
Note: 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: inclusions/cracks, some surface voids, tiny nicks, scratches, mounts with tarnish
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purple quartz conjoined snuff bottles, carved prunus branches, one with orange cabochon cap, one with crystal cabochon cap, 2-5/8 x 2 in.; mottled turquoise green stone with black inclusions, pebble form with cap, 3 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: Estate of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by descent in family
Note: 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: inclusions/cracks, some surface voids, tiny nicks, scratches, mounts with tarnish