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LOT 0442

Chinese Crystal Snuff Bottle, Signed Ye Zhongsan

DATED 1900 A.D.

3 3/4 in. (134 grams, 96 mm high).

Painted to the interior with fan-tailed goldfish to sides with inscriptions at each edge; blue cabochon to the lid.

Provenance

Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 0442

Chinese Crystal Snuff Bottle, Signed Ye Zhongsan

Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)

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