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Snuff Bottles

Property from the Collection of Margaret Polak
Lot 6139

A small 'spinach' jade purse style snuff bottle

23 August 2010, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$1,220 inc. premium

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A small 'spinach' jade purse style snuff bottle

Of flattened spade form, with flat lip and small oval foot, the shoulders and neck carved with vertical lines to simulate the gathered top of a purse, the stone of deep green tone with emerald green inclusions, coral glass stopper with vinyl collar.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high

Footnotes

Provenance:
Ted Adameck, purchased August, 1992

Items used to contain or carry money in China are naturally associated with wealth. This snuff bottle is in the form of a typical purse or wallet (hebao).

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