Chinese
Two Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles, 19th Century
agate and hardstone
2 1/2 x 2 in, 6.3 x 5.1 x 1.9 cm
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500 CAD
Sold for: $1,250
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PROVENANCE
Alex Gurevich, Montreal, acquired mostly in Hong Kong during the 1960s
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
The larger a plain bottle with even tone throughout, the stopper is Peking glass simulating coral; the smaller with raised relief design of Liu Hai and his three-legged toad amongst a background of incised bamboo, with an agate stopper.
Initially based in Harbin in northeastern China during the first half of the 20th Century, the Gurevich family moved to Canada during the 1950s and opened the Gurie Gallery, a staple of Montreal’s trendy Sherbrooke street. The Gurie Gallery was one of the first to focus on Chinese ceramics, decorative arts and paintings, and was extremely popular to collectors in Montreal, Toronto and New York. The son, Alex Gurevich (1929-1990), took over the store during the 1960s and continued to source objects through frequent visits to Hong Kong.
Please note: the dimensions listed are for the larger bottle.
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