Lot 219
Auction: 4 June 2014 at 11:00 BST
£350
Description
THREE SNUFF BOTTLES
comprising: a chalcedony/agate fish form ‘cabinet’ bottle with pink striations and carved decoration of scales, inlaid glass eyes and red stopper; a pink coral flask with deep pink splashes, flanked by a flowering branch and matching stopper; and an aventurine flattened shield form bottle with mask and ring handles, matching stopper (3)
9.5cm long, 5cm & 7cm long respectively
LITERATURE: For a similar fish bottle compare Moss, Hugh M., Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group, Bibelot, 1971, pl. 216
Footnote
Provenance:
The Chris Bennett Collection of Snuff Bottles