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LOT 19

Lot 19

A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century

A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
Lot 19 Details
A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century

清 十九世纪 牙雕加彩人物故事纹烟壶

Possibly Japanese workshop, well-carved in deep relief with figures in interior and courtyard settings with traces of polychrome throughout, topped with a matching chrysanthemum-form stopper
bottle height 3.9 in — 10 cm

Estimate $800-$1,200

Realised: $1,187.50
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
  • A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
  • A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
  • A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
  • A Large and Finely Carved Tinted Ivory Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
Provenance:

Private Manitoba Collection
来源：
曼尼托巴私人收藏

Note:

Compare with examples from Sotheby's Hong Kong, December 1, 2016, lot 881; Bonhams New York, March 20, 2012, lot 86; the Newark Museum of Art, accession number 41.195A,B; and the Burghley House, UK, accession number CSBO.16.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2016/chinese-art-hk0681/lot.881.html
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/20211/lot/86/a-carved-and-tinted-ivory-snuff-bottle-1850-1920/
https://collections.newarkmuseumart.org/objects/4718/snuff-bottle-with-hundred-son-motif
https://collections.burghley.co.uk/collection/an-ivory-carved-snuff-bottle-1800-1900-4/

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