Two spinach jade snuff bottles
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Two spinach jade snuff bottles
The first of flattened ovoid form supporting mock beast head handles at the shoulders and supported by a raised foot, carved in stone of dark green hue with prominent veins of white inclusions; the second of slightly less flattened shape without handles to the shoulders, carved in stone of darker hue and subtler veins of white inclusions.
2 1/8in (5.4cm) height of both
Estimate:
US$ 900 - 1,100
£590 - 720
€700 - 850

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Property from the Collection of John and Eve Mahan, Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art

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