Two jade snuff bottles
18th/19th century
Each of pebble form, the first with extensive russet skin naturalistically worked to depict a fruit, jadeite stopper 5.2cm (2in) high; the second of white jade with russet inclusions in the form of a melon, the sides carved in low relief with leafy tendrils, jadeite stopper 5.7cm (2¼in) high.
(4).
Each of pebble form, the first with extensive russet skin naturalistically worked to depict a fruit, jadeite stopper 5.2cm (2in) high; the second of white jade with russet inclusions in the form of a melon, the sides carved in low relief with leafy tendrils, jadeite stopper 5.7cm (2¼in) high.
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Sold for
£6,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: purchased in Sydney, Australia in the 1950s/60s
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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| * | Import low rate |
| ≈ | Item contains ruby or jadeite |
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