Lot 84
Lot 84
AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

SIGNED CHEN ZHONGSAN, DATED 1909

Price Realised USD 4,032
Estimate
USD 2,000 - USD 3,000
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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

SIGNED CHEN ZHONGSAN, DATED 1909

Price Realised USD 4,032
Price Realised USD 4,032
Details
212 in. (6.4 cm.) high, coral stopper

This lot contains endangered species material. Shipping to destinations outside the USA requires a CITES permit which will delay your shipment. Please contact Post Sale Services on +1 212 636 2650 prior to bidding to check if Christie’s can ship to your proposed destination.  Alternatively, you can collect in person and arrange for your own CITES permit and shipping.
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 1992.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 120-121, no. 47.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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