TWO CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

the first a smoky quartz bottle of faceted flask form, with panels relief carved with the 'three friends of winter' alternating with panels of bats and birds; the second a rock crystal bottle of rounded rectangular form relief carved with prunus and poetic inscription with two seals, stoppers (4)

The rock crystal bottle:
Eugene Sung, New York, 1972.

The rock crystal bottle: There are 2 small nicks and minor typical abrasions to the mouth rim, and a small chip at one shoulder of the bottle. There are natural inclusions and light wear throughout. The smokey quartz bottle: There are small nicks at the mouth rim and scattered around the bottle. There is an old polished flake chip to the foot ring.
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