O11 An amber “toad” snuff bottle

Description

Description:  Chinese amber snuff bottle. The amber is of great quality, pure and red. It is masterfully carved and polished in form of a normal toad, not the three legged one which is often associated to Liu Hai.

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Dating:  18^th/19^th Century

Material:  Amber

Size:  55 mm long

Stopper:  Amber with bone spoon

Provenance:  Mario Dalmazzo collection.

References:   See in the last picture a similar bottle from the Bloch collection, same size and quality of amber, but representing a three legged toad, sold by Sotheby’s.

Notes:  About Mario Dalmazzo collection, see the Notes of the ceramic bottle C8.

This is a high grade bottle, either for the quality of the material and of the carving/polishing.