Sold for:
$2,000
$2,000
probably palace workshops, 1790-1840 of flattened pear form raised on a splayed oval foot, carved through overlay depicting two crouching chilongs against a snowflake ground, having a quartz stopper. Height 3 1/8 inches. Provenance: The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part I, Christie's New York, September 16, 2015, sale 11785, lot 310 Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5000 Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009 Robert Hall, London Goldney Collection; Weller's Surrey, March 23, 2009 Overall good condition with no apparent chips, cracks or restoration. Missing the spoon.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2016-09-26
