(lot of 2) Chinese lapis lazuli snuff bottles, each 20th century, the flattened ovoid body of the first with sloping shoulders and a long neck, carved in relief with a long tailed bird perched on a floral spray, reversed by a lotus pond, the mottled dark blue matrix with ivory inclusions and occasional gold flecks, the stopper of tiger's eye, 2''h; the larger ovoid body of the first carved in relief to either side with a Chinese recluse, one carrying brushwood, the other catching a large fish, the dark blue matrix mottled overall with white flecks, the stopper of translucent carmel color with russet striations, 2.5''h; Provenance: Estate of Dennis Irish, Oregon
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Outstanding October Auction (470)
10:00 AM PT - Oct 12th, 2008
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Clars Auction Gallery
5644 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
Oakland, CA 94609



