Two hardstone snuff bottles, 19th/20th century
(4)Estimate $1,000 – $1,500
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION NEW SOUTH WALES
comprising a jadeite snuff bottle of ovoid form carved from an icy pale stone with lavender and green suffusions; and a banded agate snuff bottle of flattened upright form, stoppers, wood stands
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each 6 cm high
- Lot Sold $900 (Hammer Price)
- $1,098 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
P.C. Lu & Sons Ltd., Hong Kong, the jadeite snuff bottle 25 July 1978, the agate snuffbottle 27 July 1985
Condition Report
The jadeite bottle with slightly ground mouth edge and frits to foot rim. Otherwise generally good condition.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
