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Lot 548 |PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A GROUP OF SIX CARVED AMETHYST, LAVENDER JADEITE, OPAL AND QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLES,
Closed8 October 2014
Price Realised
USD 625
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A GROUP OF SIX CARVED AMETHYST, LAVENDER JADEITE, OPAL AND QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLES,
the amethyst comprising a conical bottle carved with taotie masks, and a melon-form bottle carved in relief with birds and branches and a stopper with squirrel finial; the opal flattened ovoid carved with a wiseman, a crane to reverse and stopper with bird-form finial; the lavendar jadeite small flattened ovoid carved with birds and peaches on branches; and the quartz comprising a smoky-purple-grey ovoid carved in relief with a wiseman and bats, two rabbits to reverse; and a silvered metal-mounted flattened, rounded rectangular bottle carved with a wiseman beneath a tree
The largest 3½in. (8.9cm.) high
the amethyst comprising a conical bottle carved with taotie masks, and a melon-form bottle carved in relief with birds and branches and a stopper with squirrel finial; the opal flattened ovoid carved with a wiseman, a crane to reverse and stopper with bird-form finial; the lavendar jadeite small flattened ovoid carved with birds and peaches on branches; and the quartz comprising a smoky-purple-grey ovoid carved in relief with a wiseman and bats, two rabbits to reverse; and a silvered metal-mounted flattened, rounded rectangular bottle carved with a wiseman beneath a tree
The largest 3½in. (8.9cm.) high
A GROUP OF SIX CARVED AMETHYST, LAVENDER JADEITE, OPAL AND QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLES,
the amethyst comprising a conical bottle carved with taotie masks, and a melon-form bottle carved in relief with birds and branches and a stopper with squirrel finial; the opal flattened ovoid carved with a wiseman, a crane to reverse and stopper with bird-form finial; the lavendar jadeite small flattened ovoid carved with birds and peaches on branches; and the quartz comprising a smoky-purple-grey ovoid carved in relief with a wiseman and bats, two rabbits to reverse; and a silvered metal-mounted flattened, rounded rectangular bottle carved with a wiseman beneath a tree
The largest 3½in. (8.9cm.) high
the amethyst comprising a conical bottle carved with taotie masks, and a melon-form bottle carved in relief with birds and branches and a stopper with squirrel finial; the opal flattened ovoid carved with a wiseman, a crane to reverse and stopper with bird-form finial; the lavendar jadeite small flattened ovoid carved with birds and peaches on branches; and the quartz comprising a smoky-purple-grey ovoid carved in relief with a wiseman and bats, two rabbits to reverse; and a silvered metal-mounted flattened, rounded rectangular bottle carved with a wiseman beneath a tree
The largest 3½in. (8.9cm.) high
John Paul Rappolt, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and thence by descent to the present owner.
This lot is offered without reserve.
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).