O23 A bamboo snuff bottle

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Description

Description:   Chinese bamboo snuff bottle elegantly shaped in flattened heart form.

Foot/base: Small oval concave base

Mark:

Dating:  19th Century

Material:  Natural bamboo

Size:  56 mm high

Stopper:  Original natural bamboo stopper and spoon.

Provenance:  Antiquarian market.

References:   See in the last picture a bottle from the J&J collection, sold by Christies.

Notes:  This is a further example of natural objects that are appealing to the Literati’s taste.

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