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A CARVED BERYL SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- Beryl, coral stopper
of rounded rectangular form with sloping shoulders and a short cylindrical neck, the well hollowed stone of bright translucent yellow-green color, carved in low relief making use of the natural flaws in the stone on one face with bamboo and on the other with blossoming prunus branches
Provenance
Gerry P. Mack Collection.
Sotheby's New York, 25th October 1997, lot 160.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.
Condition
The bottle is in good overall condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present bottle is one of a small group of beryl bottles of similar color, some carved and others left plain, which, by virtue of their quality, shape and subject matter, are now thought to be Imperial. A bottle also formerly in the Gerry P. Mack Collection, and almost identical to the present example, but carved with a qilin and bird, is now in The Crane Collection, www.thecranecollection.com, no. 397; and another, carved with dragons, is illustrated by Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, Volume 3, pp. 122-125, no. 413, where the argument for this group of bottles being made for the Palace is discussed.