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LOT 2127
Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle with Figural Scene and Seal Base, Signed Zhou Leyuan
DATED 1886 OR 1946 A.D.
4 1/8 in. (130 grams, 10.4 cm high).
Made from moulded glass and displaying a painted continuous figural scene to the interior with text, characters in relief to the base; lid formed from two hands with pierced collar.
ProvenanceProperty of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent.
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LOT 2127
Chinese Glass Snuff Bottle with Figural Scene and Seal Base, Signed Zhou Leyuan
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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