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Lot 297
Sale 785 - Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,500 -
2,500
Lot Description
Two Carved Silhouette Agate Snuff Bottles
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 巧雕瑪瑙鼻煙壺兩件
the first of flattened shield form, carved in relief showing a continuous landscape, set on the narrow sides with a pair of lion masks and mock rings, with pink tourmaline stopper; the second of oval form with a straight neck, carved through dark russet markings with a cat chasing butterfly, pink peking glass stopper.
the first of flattened shield form, carved in relief showing a continuous landscape, set on the narrow sides with a pair of lion masks and mock rings, with pink tourmaline stopper; the second of oval form with a straight neck, carved through dark russet markings with a cat chasing butterfly, pink peking glass stopper.
Height of taller overall 2 7/8 in., 7.3 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois