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Two Chinese Glass Overlay Snuff Bottles
Estimate: $400-$600
Sold
$1,100
Timed Auction
Interiors - Featuring Asian Decorative Art
Location
Philadelphia
Size
Height of taller including stopper for the cabbage bottle, 3 1/8 in. 7.9 cm.
Description
Two Chinese Glass Overlay Snuff Bottles
Comprising a green overlay white glass double gourd snuff bottle, circa 1780-1850, and a violet and white glass cabbage form snuff bottle, both with hard stone stopper buttons.
Height of taller including stopper for the cabbage bottle, 3 1/8 in. 7.9 cm.
Property from the Estate of Elizabeth C. Smith, Florida, thence by descent
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Condition
Overall good visual condition, with a few scattered minor fleabites at extremities consistent with age, scattered pits to glass. Round dots 69 and 111 are attached to the bottles.
Provenance
Provenance:Property from the estate of Elizabeth C. Smith, Florida.The gourd bottle was purchased from Asiantiques, Winter Park, Florida on March 24th, 2001.The cabbage bottle acquired from Eugene Y. C. Sung, Forest Hills, New York on October 20th, 1994.
Quantity
1