A quartz 'lotus and butterfly' snuff bottle
1760-1830
The russet-coloured skin delicately worked to a scene of a pond with a butterfly flying amongst lotus pod and leaves, the other side plain with a natural splash-like inclusion.
6.2cm high.
The russet-coloured skin delicately worked to a scene of a pond with a butterfly flying amongst lotus pod and leaves, the other side plain with a natural splash-like inclusion.
6.2cm high.
Sold for
HK$ 12,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 石英雕蝴蝶蓮塘鼻煙壺
1760-1830
Provenance 來源:
Collection of Jacqueline Sheldon
Lot heading
Snuff bottles from the collection of Jacqueline Sheldon (neé Anisfeld), purchased at London auctions in the 1970s under the guidance of Hans Goldsteinher (lots 201-212)
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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