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Lot 311
Sale 1015 - Strong Diversions: Property from a Lifetime of Play
Mar 28, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$700 -
900
Price Realized
$1,625
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Chinese Carved Agate 'Fu Lion' Snuff Bottle
19TH CENTURY
清中期 瑪瑙俏雕獅子戯球鼻烟壺
the stoutly proportioned bottle of rounded square form with an ovoid foot carved in low relief to each side with a pair of fu lions cleverly engaged in play across the grey stone's deeply caramelized bands.
the stoutly proportioned bottle of rounded square form with an ovoid foot carved in low relief to each side with a pair of fu lions cleverly engaged in play across the grey stone's deeply caramelized bands.
Height of bottle 2 3/4 in., 7 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund