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Snuff bottle grey jade nephrite carved in the shape of a margose or balsam pear (bitter cucumber) with its stem, the animated bottom of honeycombs and a bee
Snuff bottle grey jade nephrite carved in the shape of a margose or balsam pear (bitter cucumber) with its stem, the animated bottom of honeycombs and a bee
Date 1760/1850
Period 18th/19th century
Origin China
Dimension 8 cm (3¹/₈ inches)
Date: 1760/1850
Period: 18th/19th century
Origin: China
Dimension: 8 cm (3¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: Old private collection of Mr G (Chartres)
Literature: Similar : Imperial Collection of Palace Museum N°221 p 148
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