Japanese
Two Japanese Lac Burgaute Snuff Bottles, 19th Century
lacquer, mother of pearl, coral and metal
2 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 0 1/2 in, 7 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CAD
Sold for: $1,375
Preview at: Heffel Vancouver
PROVENANCE
(Landscape Snuff Bottle) Sotheby's New York, March 23, 2004, lot 168
Geoffrey Willis
Robert Kleiner
(Floral Snuff Bottle) Hugh Moss
(Both) Private Collection, Vancouver
Both of flask form and finely inlay with mother-of-pearl scenes, the first with a figure on horse on one side, a pavilion on the other, the second with florals on ones side, and a flycatcher on the other, the base with an inlaid four-character Qianlong mark. One coral and hardstone stopper, the other with coral and metal stopper.
Please note: the dimensions listed are for the taller bottle.
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