Two Chinese melon-form snuff bottles, 19th/early 20th century
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Two Chinese melon-form snuff bottles
19th/early 20th century
Comprising one of white-ground with yellow, blue, and green insects; the other with a gold-toned glitter ground with a butterfly, fruit, and vine details. (2).
H: 3, Dia: 1 1/4 in.
H: 7.62, Dia: 3.17 cm. (largest)
Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1996.
19th/early 20th century
Comprising one of white-ground with yellow, blue, and green insects; the other with a gold-toned glitter ground with a butterfly, fruit, and vine details. (2).
H: 3, Dia: 1 1/4 in.
H: 7.62, Dia: 3.17 cm. (largest)
Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1996.
Condition
Gold glitter-ground with two areas of loss to branches, two chips to edge of leaf detail. White-ground in overall good condition.
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Two Chinese melon-form snuff bottles, 19th/early 20th century
Estimate $100 - $200
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