O19 A carved boxwood “Lotus leaf” snuff dish

Description

Description:   Chinese carved boxwood snuff dish, shaped as a lotus leaf, on which are a small fish and a crab.

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Dating:  19^th Century

Material:  Boxwood

Size:  74 mm at maximum width

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Provenance:  Collection Carlo Venegoni.

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Notes:  About Carlo Venegoni Collection, see Provenance of the glass snuff bottle G25.