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Description:
Thirteen Carved Items, China, two rose quartz snuff bottles, both with a carved wood stand; a rock crystal bamboo-inspired bottle; an azurite flattened flask-shape snuff bottle; an amethyst melon-shape snuff bottle; an agate peach-inspired brush washer; a pale celadon stone Guanyin on a wood stand; a jadeite bird; a moss agate goat, mounted on an openwork wood stand; a mother-of-pearl fish; a pair of jadeite birds (damage to tails),mounted on wood stands; and an amber resin seal carved with a reclining woman reading "Josephine C. McMillan," carving ht. to 4 in.
Estimate $300-500
some snuff bottles without stopper, broken stopper, or broken spoon, brush washer with chips to details, pair of birds with multiple chips to their tails, all with overall surface stain and dirt, surface scratches, and wear and tear of some degree.
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