Property from a Private Collector, Savannah, GA
Description:
11 Chinese Snuff Bottles, comprising a 3 3/8 in. painted porcelain bottle with metal lid decorated with cows and figures (losses to edge of lid, oxidation and pitting to metal, some residue on top of bottle); a 2 5/8 in. red and clear glass bottle with eglomise painted decoration and jadeite lid (glue residue on bottom); a 3 1/4 in. hexagonal sided cloisonne bottle (some pitting to metal); a 3 in. shell and mother-of-pearl carved and inlaid bottle (minor surface scratches and surface dirt); a 2 1/4 in. eglomise painted bottle with landscape and bird decoration (crack to top rim, chip to edge of lid, glass spoon broken); 2 5/8 in. porcelain bottle decorated with bats and with giltwood lid (lid probably later, minor frits to bottom edge, wear to decoration); a 2 7/8 in. multicolored glass bottle decorated with lion, vase of flowers and butterfly (lid later, lacking spoon); a 2 3/8 in. cinnabar bottle decorated with figures and landscape (minor frits to edges); a 2 1/2 in. hardstone bottle attached to wood base (light wear to edges); a 3 in. amber glass bottle with eglomise scene of horses (losses to eglomise, staining in interior, chips to top rim, lid cracked, frits to edges); and a 4 5/8 in. carved bone and metal bottle with colored stone cabochons (some pitting and oxidation to metal, spoon bent, wear to cabochons); together with 8 miscellaneous carved wood stands (wear, some chips).
Measurements: Height: of largest 4 5/8 in. x Width: 2 1/8 in. x Depth: 1 1/4 in.
Condition:
See description.
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