A European Private Collection of Snuff Bottles (Lots 525-547)
Lot 540Y
THREE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLES 18th/19th century
12 – 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge£1,000 - £1,500
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THREE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLES
18th/19th century
Comprising: an amber snuff bottle of pebble-shaped form, incised over the exterior with a bird among flowering branches, coral stopper; an amber 'chilong' snuff bottle, carved in relief with a chilong clambering over the surface, stopper; an amber snuff bottle of compressed rectangular form.
6.4cm (2 1/2in) high. (3).
Comprising: an amber snuff bottle of pebble-shaped form, incised over the exterior with a bird among flowering branches, coral stopper; an amber 'chilong' snuff bottle, carved in relief with a chilong clambering over the surface, stopper; an amber snuff bottle of compressed rectangular form.
6.4cm (2 1/2in) high. (3).
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十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙雕鼻煙壺三件