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Lot Description

A Chinese Russet and Pale Celadon Fish-Form Snuff Bottle and A Chinese Carved Malachite Snuff Bottle

20TH CENTURY

民國青玉鯉魚鼻烟壺及孔雀石素面鼻烟壺各一
the first carved as a carp with incised scales, the second well polished, carved with a cicada to one side.

Height of taller bottle 2 3/8 in., 6 cm.

Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund

Condition Report

The malachite example in good condition, with natural stable fissures at the side. Spoon and stopper intact, museum wax residue at the foot. The fish-form example with some surfaces scratches. Spoon detached and lodged within bottle. Each with handwritten accession numbers.

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