ID 718390
Lot 879 | A LARGE SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1880
Of rounded rectangular form, the bottle is carved on one side with a leaping figure, possibly Lu Dongbin, holding a fly whisk. The reverse is carved to suggest a duck emerging from the mist.
2 1⁄2 in. (6.3 cm.) high, amethyst stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 1992.
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. 208-209, no. 88.
| 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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