Asian Art II - 16th May 2017
Lot 245
TWO CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 1750-1880 One in amber-yellow glass
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
TWO CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1880
One in amber-yellow glass, the base carved in relief with a curled lotus leaf, with a band of leaves to the neck and mock lion mask handles, the other with dark brown splashes imitating tortoiseshell, 7cm max. (2)
Provenance: the yellow glass bottle purchased from C Y Tse, Hong Kong, 1987; the tortoiseshell bottle from Clare Lawrence Ltd. The Alexander Brody Collection; both pieces from the Bentley Collection.