Lot 82
  • 82

A SQUARE-FORM BRONZE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 HKD
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Description

  • bronze

Provenance

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., 1987.

Literature

Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 7, Hong Kong, 2009, no. 1616.

Condition

Inside of neck rough as part of original process. The surface patinated and darkened, and with a network of wear from use. Otherwise good condition.
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