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A silhouette chalcedony snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
A silhouette chalcedony snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 19th century.
The stone of a pale beige tone, the well-hollowed bottle of compressed square form, carved in low relief on one side utilizing a slightly darker tone in the stone with two monkeys and birds. Height 5,9 cm.
Provenance
From the Collection of a Swedish Connoisseur, Stockholm. The collector operated within the field of oriental works of art. Due to his knowledge and sense of quality he was of great help to many of the members in Kinaklubben (The China Club), with members such as the Swedish Crown Prince Gustav Adolf (King Gustav VI Adolf), Emil Hultmark and Carl Kempe.