A CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

Lot 904
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ID 718485
Lot 904 | A CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 18 000
A CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

1750-1850

The well-hollowed bottle is intricately carved on either side with two confronting archaistic dragons, with further stylized dragons on the narrow sides. The stone is of an even white tone.

2 5⁄8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper







Provenance

Gerd Lester Collection, New York, 8 February 1982.

Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.





Literature

R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 44-45, no. 11.
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