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Four Chinese Hardstone Snuff Bottles
鼻煙壺四支
Estimate: $900-$1,200
Sold
$450
Live Auction
Asian Works of Art
Location
Philadelphia
Size
Height largest including stopper 3 in., 7.8 cm.
Description
Four Chinese Hardstone Snuff Bottles
鼻煙壺四支
The group consists of an eggplant form snuff bottle, one with a carved lotus, one pebble form, and the largest one with a carved bat.
Height largest including stopper 3 in., 7.8 cm.
Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, MA.
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Condition
All with scattered abrasions and soiling, one missing stopper, another missing spoon. Additional photos are updated before the sale via this link (asian.smugmug.com/Sale-2079). Please read the above or contact us to request a complete condition report.品相细图见链接 (asian.smugmug.com/Sale-2079)，品相报告见上文。图录中未说明品相的拍品并不等没有磨损、瑕疵或其他问题，建议买家于拍前自行检查。落槌无悔，请对您的竞拍行为负责。如有其他问题，请邮件asian@hindmanauctions.com。
Provenance
Provenance:Inherited from the Garry P. Mack collection.Property from the Collection of David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings, Nantucket, Massachusetts.Creating a collection can be the work of a lifetime and cherishing another's life through his collection is something special indeed. My father's passion for collecting Chinese art infused everything he did. He could weave a snuff bottle story into any aspect of his eclectic world from the kitchen to the chemical lab. Stories still abound about overcrowded and cluttered rooms in the home of this talented and temperamental Renaissance man, but that was years ago and I have shared some of these reflections in other arenas. For now, in ‘the spirit of the chase’ aspect of collecting, I would like to offer an unorthodox haiku to celebrate this occasion.Can I put new stoppersOn old bottles and Call them mine?Or is it time to empty boxes And pursue the divine?Beverly Hall BillingsNantucket, Massachusetts