Lot #374 - Rare Enamelled Blue-Ground Yixing Snuff Bottle, 1800-1870
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Auction House:Shapiro Auctions
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Sale Name:Traditional Art and Design including Asian Decorative Arts
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Sale Date:15 Jun 2014 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:374
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Lot Description:Rare Enamelled Blue-Ground Yixing Snuff Bottle, 1800-1870
hexagonal bottle enamelled with a magpie resting in the branches of a prunus tree with its head turned to gaze at its partner in flight, all on a deep blue ground, turquoise base, coral stopper with beitong spoon and collar
height 7cm -
Provenance:For comparison, similar snuff bottle sold at Christie's New York, Lot 1090, 2801, 2013
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Estimate:A$1,000 - 1,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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