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135
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Yixing clay snuff box, China, 1780–1880
See original version (French)
135
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Yixing clay snuff box, China, 1780–1880
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
Yixing clay snuff box, China, 1780–1880
Hexagonal in shape, with bevelled sides tapering towards the base, featuring an appliqué decoration of opaque light beige clay on a brown background, depicting a flowering branch on one side and a figure on a bridge in a mountainous landscape on the other. Two handles in the shape of elephant heads adorn the body. The base is glazed in turquoise blue. The stopper is made of coral, rimmed with a copper alloy.
Height: 5.8 cm
Chip on the base.
See original version (French)
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