A blue overlay glass snuff bottle,
19th/20th century
Estimate $2,500 – $3,500
of flattened upright form, the milk white metal overlaid in violet-blue with a luohan conjuring a dragon rising from waves encircling the base and another riding on the back of a tiger, stopper, fitted box
6.5 cm high
Provenance
Property from the collection of Mr and Mrs Jerome N. Michell, Chicago sold Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, 28 March 2012, lot 28
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