ID 718394
Lot 859 | A CARVED 'REALGAR' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
1780-1850
Of flattened tapering ovoid form, the bottle is carved on both sides with flying cranes above waves and rocks. On one side the sun rises behind the waves encircling the base, and on the other side a bat flies amidst the cranes near a pavilion.
2 7⁄16 in. (6.1 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
The Mei Ling Collection; Sotheby's New York, 15 March 1984, lot 48.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
JICSBS, Summer 1993, p. 6, fig. 11.
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 104-105, no. 39.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Category: | Scent bottle |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Category: | Scent bottle |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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