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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Aug 18, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 91

Chinese Finely Carved Green Jade Snuff Bottle

Estimate: $500 - $700

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

pale green color with mottled white accents, well hollowed, carved in relief with sparrows in flowering tree, phoenix form handles, undulating dragon on shoulder, green hardstone cap with red glass button, bone spoon, 2-3/4 in.; wooden base

Note: This object tests as jadeite on the Presidium Gem Tester II.

Provenance: Charles M. Blackmon Collection, South Carolina; Property from a Southern Institution

Condition

some scratching/roughness around base of hardstone cap, inclusions around base, hairline crack, chipping to ring foot

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