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Lot 6166

Three snuff bottles

23 August 2010, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$183 inc. premium

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Three snuff bottles

The first carved from a semi-transparent brownish-gray stone with uneven surfaces, its darker brown inclusions on one side resembling the images of a pine tree and rocks; the second carved with two faux mask-and-ring handles, the stone of warm honey tone streaked with parallel geometric patterns and cloud form inclusions; both with stoppers (one stopper glued to the bottle); the third a turquoise cabinet bottle, carved in the form of a double gourd, surrounded by a further cluster of raised or undercut leafy gourds, detailed with tendrils, and vines; with a lady bug-shaped stopper (spoon broken off, small chips).
2 1/2in (6cm); 2 3/4in (7cm); and 2 3/4in (6.8cm)

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A rare Chinese group of the Tyrolean Dancers, Qianlong period, circa 1752