Lot 143 , A Chinese chalcedony fruit form snuff bottle and a Chinese black glass watch-shaped snuff bottle

A Chinese chalcedony fruit form snuff bottle and a Chinese black glass watch-shaped snuff bottle, 19th / early 20th century, 6.7cm and 6.2cm incl. stoppers
Estimate £100-150

From the collection of a Hong Kong Tea Merchant who worked for Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, before 1940.


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Sold for £120