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Lot 726

An Inside Painted Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle
POSSIBLY EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Height 2 3/4 inches.
Sale 397 - Asian Works of Art
Sep 21, 2015 4:59AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500
Price Realized
$23,750
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
An Inside Painted Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle POSSIBLY EARLY 20TH CENTURY the rectangular form bottle having rounded shoulders raised on an oval foot ring, painted to the front depicting a portrait of Qing Dynasty official, Li Hongzhang (Li Hung-chang, 1823-1901), the reverse dated jiaying sanyue ("March in the year jiaying," corresponding to year 1914) followed by vertical two-line calligraphy, a signature of Ma Shaoxuan (1867-1939) and a red seal of Shaoxuan, having an amethyst and possibly citrine stopper. Height 2 3/4 inches.
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