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LOT 0446
Chinese Glass Enamelled Four Scene Snuff Bottle
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (94.6 grams, 75 mm high).
Composed of a ribbed body, painted with floral and landscape vignettes, four character mark to base, polished dark green cabochon to lid.
Provenance
Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0446
Chinese Glass Enamelled Four Scene Snuff Bottle
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Acquired 1970-1990s. From a private West Country collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122g62 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11519-195277.
