Lot 755
Collection of Eight Beautiful Snuff Bottles: 4 Interior Painted, 2 Glass Overlay and 2 of Colorful Glass. Very nice collection of eight (8) snuff bottles ranging in height from 2¼ to 3¼". Tallest interior painted bottle has 5 musicians entertaining a woman of some means in great detail with writing on verso with rust agate top and detached scoop. Second bottle is interior painted of gorgeous cats in lovely garden settings, different images on both sides and exquisitely painted with coral top, no scoop. Third is heavy glass bottle with carvings on edges, and interior painted with masks, jadeite top with scoop. The fourth a bottle of some age, idyllic mountain side painted on one side, floral motif on verso with bright red glass top with scoop. Two glass overlay bottles, one in blue of two monkeys with the verso of three flying bats, jadeite top with no scoop. The other is soft green glass overlay over clear glass of a potted plant, a heron and both side having butterflies in flight with lapiz top and scoop. Finally the two colored glass bottles, the mottled green and blue quite striking, jadeite top and no scoop, the other actually a floral motif blown within the glass, pink glass top with scoop. All are in excellent condition. Nice collection. Estimate Value $500 - UP
Ex Jacob Kazanjian Collection.
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