PRINTThe semi-translucent bottle is of a rich orange tone of aesthetic quality, the formation of the naturalistic golden inclusions and the coloration of the veining suggest time lapse of the amber. Historically, pine resin was buried and past through time and ages with the change of earth crust. In Yong Lu’s Leisurely Inquiry , it posits that “In the past, yellow amber was favored. Recent years golden amber of pale yellow is preferred.” Compare with an aventurine speckle amber bottle in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, illustrated in The National Palace monthly of Chinese art , Issue 92, Taipei, p.16.
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AN AVENTURINE SPECKLED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY |
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Of compressed form rising to the gently sloped shoulder from a wide protruding footrim, the semi translucent stone clouded with delicate strikes of naturalistic golden inclusions. |
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Estimate
30,000 - 42,000 117,000 - 164,000 3,900 - 5,400
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Sold Price 40,800
158,140
5,265
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The semi-translucent bottle is of a rich orange tone of aesthetic quality, the formation of the naturalistic golden inclusions and the coloration of the veining suggest time lapse of the amber. Historically, pine resin was buried and past through time and ages with the change of earth crust. In Yong Lu’s Leisurely Inquiry , it posits that “In the past, yellow amber was favored. Recent years golden amber of pale yellow is preferred.” Compare with an aventurine speckle amber bottle in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, illustrated in The National Palace monthly of Chinese art , Issue 92, Taipei, p.16.