Two rock crystal snuff bottles
1840-1920
The first of flattened circular form with lobed sides and a flat rim, carved in low relief with two sides of an eight reales coin; the second of spade form with a wide, flat rim set to a flared neck and flat base, the sides embellished in mother-of-pearl and other stones with a bird and flowering prunus tree reversed by a butterfly and blossoms (some losses).
2 1/8 and 2 3/8in (5.3 and 6cm) high
The first of flattened circular form with lobed sides and a flat rim, carved in low relief with two sides of an eight reales coin; the second of spade form with a wide, flat rim set to a flared neck and flat base, the sides embellished in mother-of-pearl and other stones with a bird and flowering prunus tree reversed by a butterfly and blossoms (some losses).
2 1/8 and 2 3/8in (5.3 and 6cm) high
Sold for
US$ 1,625
inc. premium
Lot heading
Snuff Bottles
Property from a West Coast Collection
Property from a West Coast Collection
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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