Chinese
A Chinese Tortoiseshell Snuff Bottle, 18th to 19th Century
tortoiseshell, coral, metal
2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 0 3/4 in, 6.3 x 3.8 x 1.9 cm
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CAD
Sold for: $3,438
Preview at: Heffel Vancouver
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's Parke Bernet New York, 2 December 1969, lot 48
Ruth Lewis, California
Hugh Moss, 1998
Private Collection, Vancouver
Of flask form and well-hollowed, the bottle with even striations throughout. Coral and metal stopper with metal spoon.
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