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Lot 209

Sale 2064 - The Collected Home, Featuring Property from a Summer Thornton-Designed Chicago Residence
Lots Open
Oct 30, 2024
Lots Close
Nov 13, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$300 - 500
Price Realized
$191
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

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Five Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles
19th-20th Century

晚清-民國 瑪瑙鼻烟壺五支
comprising a banded agate example, turquoise inset metal stopper and spoon; a miniature 'flower vase' example worked in high relief with a conforming cover, mounted to a hardwood stand; a shadow agate example of rounded square form carved with mock beast-form handles; a highly compressed flask-form example with mock-handles set high on angular shoulders; and an ovoid carnelian example with reticulated chilong handles, glass stopper, hardwood stand.
Overall height of tallest 3 5/8 in., 9.2 cm.

Property from Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, in support of mission-minded acquisitions

This lot is located in Chicago.

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