A smoky quartz snuff bottle
1880-1940
Of rectangular form with straight mouth and raised on a recessed oval foot ring, carved to the front with a monkey diving for the moon's reflection in the water, the orb picked out with an amber inclusion in the stone, the scene reversed by a peaceful river landscape, well-hollowed.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
Of rectangular form with straight mouth and raised on a recessed oval foot ring, carved to the front with a monkey diving for the moon's reflection in the water, the orb picked out with an amber inclusion in the stone, the scene reversed by a peaceful river landscape, well-hollowed.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
Sold for
US$ 2,250
inc. premium
Lot heading
Property from a Private Collection, Geneva, Switzerland
Category: Asian Art
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