Three smoky rock crystal snuff bottles19th to early 20th century
The first rendered as four upside-down lotus petals wrapping around a lotus pod serving as the foot; the second an ovoid bottle with six neatly polished vertical ridges; the third bottle with hexagonal side panels, utilizing the icy inclusions in the stone carved with a boy holding a lotus blossom and standing in front of water weeds rising behind rocks.
1 7/8 to 2 3/8in (4.8 to 6cm) high (3).注脚Provenance:
Bottle decorated with lotus petals:
Te Feng Company, Hong Kong, 16 March 1997
Bottle with six vertical ridges:
King Feng Arts, Co., Hong Kong, 21 August 1997