Two carved white jade snuff bottles
Two carved white jade snuff bottles
19th/20th century
The first a well-hollowed oval bottle, carved in the shape of a cup and cover; the second a thin-sectioned circular bottle supported on two small bosses, incised to one side as a pocket watch, the verso decorated with a wind-swept flowering plant within a scrolling border, the narrow shoulders carved in high relief and undercut with two designed handles.
2 and 2 1/8in (5.1 and 5.3cm) high
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Two carved white jade snuff bottles
19th/20th century
The first a well-hollowed oval bottle, carved in the shape of a cup and cover; the second a thin-sectioned circular bottle supported on two small bosses, incised to one side as a pocket watch, the verso decorated with a wind-swept flowering plant within a scrolling border, the narrow shoulders carved in high relief and undercut with two designed handles.
2 and 2 1/8in (5.1 and 5.3cm) high