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AN AMETHYST QUARTZ ‘QUAIL AND MILLET’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description
- Height of taller 2 ½ in., 5.6 cm
the reverse with four characters reading sui sui an le (may you have peace year after year); together with a rock crystal 'goldfish' snuff bottle, 19th/early 20th century, stoppers (4)
Provenance
The amethyst bottle:
Collection of Hilda Somers, 1945-1952.
Blanche Exstein Collection.
Sotheby’s London, 21st June 1995, lot 70.
Robert Hall, London, 15th April 2002.
Collection of Hilda Somers, 1945-1952.
Blanche Exstein Collection.
Sotheby’s London, 21st June 1995, lot 70.
Robert Hall, London, 15th April 2002.