Property from the Collection of Mrs. Fay Plohn
Three quartz snuff bottles
The first a smoky quartz bottle of flattened spade form with flared neck and small concave oval base, carved overall with birds and flowers in low relief; the second a flattened rectangular dark quartz bottle with a slight concave rim and concave oval foot, decorated with a continuous landscape in low relief; the third a small flattened ovoid hair crystal bottle with red rutile needles and carved to the front with a lotus, butterfly and a duck.
2 1/2, 2 1/2 and 1 3/4in (6.4, 6.5 and 4.5cm) high
2 1/2, 2 1/2 and 1 3/4in (6.4, 6.5 and 4.5cm) high
Sold for
US$ 600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Florence Ueltzen, Fu-Ming-Fair
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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