A VERY LARGE CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, QING ... Lot n° 188
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A VERY LARGE CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
China, 1760-1850. Of compressed baluster form, supported on a lipped foot, rising to rounded shoulders with a bold neck and flattened rim. The shoulders carved with mock-ring handles in the form of lion heads. The green glass stopper in imitation of emerald with a bronze collar.
Provenance: Parisian private estate.
Condition: Good condition with wear, natural flaws, small nicks, some fissures, small scratches, and minor nibbling to the mouth and rim of the foot.
Stopper: Green glass
Weight: 72.4 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 99 mm, Diameter neck 27 mm and mouth 5 mm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 15 March 2011, lot 2158
Price: USD 5,490 or approx.
EUR 7,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: An amber snuff bottle
Expert remark: Compare the related from with mock-ring handles and a green glass stopper lined with a silver collar. Note the slightly smaller size (70 mm).
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams New York, 19 March 2024, lot 425
Price: USD 5,120 or approx.
EUR 5,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A plain transparent amber bottle, 1750-1820
Expert remark: Compare the related form carved with similar mock-ring handles. Note the different stopper Note the smaller size (54 mm).
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