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An English Private Collection of Snuff Bottles: Lots 231-257.
Lot 250Y

A FINE 'TORTOISESHELL' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century

31 October 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A FINE 'TORTOISESHELL' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

18th/19th century
Of compressed rounded form, set on a neat oval footrim, the semi-transparent glass of amber and honey tones, suffused with black speckling resembling tortoiseshell, coral and turquoise stopper, box.
5.7cm (2 1/4in) high (3).

Footnotes

Provenance: Purchased from Hugh Moss, 25 April 2007
Christie's Hong Kong, April 1992, lot 1696
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., 1992
The Robert and Molly Hsieh Collection
Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2004, lot 13.

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