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Live Auction

Friday Night Sales at Stair

Fri, May 17, 2019 06:00PM EDT
Lot 600

Four Chinese Carved Hardstone Snuff Bottles

Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

Comprising:

A hardstone example carved with a cicada, glass stopper and metal collar

A jade example in the form of a turtle

A white hardstone example with jade stopper and metal collar

A hardstone example in the form of a double gourd vessel, hardstone stopper and glass collar

The largest 2 3/4 in. high.

Property from the Collection of Melinda and Paul Sullivan, Eyrie Knoll, West Hartford, Connecticut

Condition

All lacking spoons. Each with natural inclusions to the stone and associated stoppers. The bottle with cicada with wear and staining and crazing. Each with a few nicks and wear.