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A Jade Disk Form Snuff Bottle,
A Carved Amber Snuff Bottle,
of spinach green stone having a circular opening at the top with a faceted glass stopper. Height of bottle 2 1/4 inches. Property from the Zeiser Collection, Saint Louis, Missouri Provenance: Purchased at Sotheby’s, New York, 17 January 1984, Lot 408 (a) $400-600 14
A Carved Mother-of-Pearl Snuff Bottle,
of compressed flask form with decoration in relief of a toad with a pearl and a robed lady on the reverse, with mother-of-pearl stopper. Height of bottle 2 7/8 inches. Property from the Zeiser Collection, Saint Louis, Missouri $300-500
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ASIAN WORKS OF ART
of elongated squared form, having raised decoration of a flaming pearl at the center with bats above and dragon heads, raised on a fitted wood stand. Height of bottle 2 7/8 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome N. Michell, Chicago, Illinois $800-1,200 16*
A Well Carved White Jade Cicada Form Snuff Bottle,
depicting the plump insect with relief carved veining to the wings, the underside showing the legs and pincers, the bottle well hollowed and having a pink tourmaline frog form stopper. Height 2 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome N. Michell, Chicago, Illinois $2,000-4,000