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Lot 307
Sale 1015 - Strong Diversions: Property from a Lifetime of Play
Mar 28, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,500 -
2,500
Price Realized
$1,625
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Chinese White and Russet Jade Melon-Form Snuff Bottle
18TH/19TH CENTURY
清中期 白玉瓜瓞綿綿鼻烟壺
the oblong pebble-form stone carved to the russet skin showing a six-lobed fruit wrapped in leafy vines issuing rounded melons, and incised to one side with a delicate butterfly.
the oblong pebble-form stone carved to the russet skin showing a six-lobed fruit wrapped in leafy vines issuing rounded melons, and incised to one side with a delicate butterfly.
Height of bottle 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund