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Collect: Asian Arts
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- Sale 5815
Live
| Philadelphia
Jun 23 | 6:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 5815
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,500 – $2,000
Comprising a cream and russet pebble-form snuff bottle, a white jade and enameled metal bi-form snuff bottle embellished with amethyst, a grey jade snuff bottle, a white and beige jade sword slide, and a pale celadon-grey plaque carved with a feline and a fabulous beast
PROVENANCE:
Property from the Collection of George W. Ryan, Philadelphia (1924-2006)
Mr. Ryan studied at the University of Pennsylvania and served as a medic and radiologist with the 195th General Hospital in the 101st Airborne division in the United States Army during WWII. After serving in Belgium and Germany, Mr. Ryan spent time in Paris where he began collecting in earnest. Returning to the US, he completed his studies in 1948 at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English Literature, going on to a career as an English teacher in the Philadelphia school system. He was a member of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, the Philobiblon Club, and the International Snuff Bottle Collector's Society.
