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LOT 2308

Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle

19TH CENTURY A.D.

2 3/8 in. (94.6 grams, 62 mm high).

Bearing a figural scene in relief of an attendant serving tea to a seated scholar to one face and characters to the other; polished stone cabochon in the stopper. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a lady, from her grandfather's collection, 1960s-1970s; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION
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LOT 2308

Chinese Jade Snuff Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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