12-03-201012-03-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2528BBoston
December 3, 2010 09:00 AMCalender
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Glass Snuff Bottle

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$2,015$1,700
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2528BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 04, 2010 9:00AM

Description:

Glass Snuff Bottle, China, 19th century, shaped into a miniature baluster vase, overlay glass decoration of antique objects to one side, and a female Immortal and her attendant to the other, on an opaque purple blue glass ground, stopper, lg. 2 in.

Provenance: Sold by the Peabody Essex museum, Salem, MA, for the benefit of acquisition funds.
Estimate $200-300

Chips to the rim

Keywords

China, Peabody Essex museum, Massachusetts, Salem