Three Tibetan Hardstone Inset Silver Snuff Bottles Height of tallest 3 1/2 inches.
19TH CENTURY
the first a flattened circular form, each side chased to show a shou character enclosed by gourd vines; the second of rectangular form, the front and back decorated with a rectangular panel showing a female immortal above clouds, the underside bearing an apocryphal Chenghua four-character mark; the third decorated with ruyi heads; together with a metal mounted gourd covered box.
Height of tallest 3 1/2 inches.
Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection