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Thu, Jun 17, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 159

Three Chinese Snuff Bottles

Estimate: $300 - $500

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

iron red reign mark on base, famille noire flattened bottle with high shoulder, green stone finial, 2-5/8 in.; iron red round bottle with decoration of a monkey in a pine tree with flying insects and a spotted stag, associated green finial, 2-1/4 in.; carved agate with flattened body, to side handles, silver metal finial with coral finial, 2-7/8 in.

Provenance: Estate of the Late Janet N. and Clarence L. Adams, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina

Condition

famille noir with firing anomalies as made; original spoon missing from iron red bottle, some wear to monkey's face; chip to top rim of agate bottle

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