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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.
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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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