A Chinese tortoise carved snuff bottle dating from the Guangxu Period. Snuff bottle is a square form with four sides that widen and taper back inwards to a round neck, Two sides incised with single line gold characters indicated the collector while the other two sides incised with multiple lines of characters, with square Guangxu stamp mark on the flat base.
H. 2 3/4" (7.2 cm)
Provenance:from a distinguished American collection, New York.
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Condition: in good condition with surface wear and scratch, tiny nick to the rim

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