Snuff Bottle with Figures in Landscape
Ivory snuff bottle of flattened rectangular form illustrating figures in a landscape on each side within medallions surrounded by a key motif pattern and a lappet border around the neck and a key motif on the neck.
Provenance
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Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, CO
Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore, MD
Exhibitions
2018-2020 | Chinese Snuff Bottles 2019. |
2018 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall with stand H: 3 7/16 × W: 1 7/8 × D: 11/16 in. (8.8 × 4.8 × 1.8 cm); Stand H: 11/16 × W: 1 5/16 × D: 15/16 in. (1.8 × 3.3 × 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Shirley E. Gantz, from the collection of Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., 1999
Accession Number
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71.1198