Estimate: $400 - $600
Auction: March 12, 2019 10:00:00 AM EDT
The first of rounded rectangular form, circa 1760-1880, of caramel tone with reddish outer layers, carved in high relief with Shoulao and peach, deer and crane, turquoise stopper carved with a Shou symbol, the metal with an unusual "locking" flange; the other of yellowish-caramel tone, with amber outer skin, carved with a sage and attendant under a tree, tiger's eye stopper.
tallest overall: 2 1/2 in.; 6.4cmProvenance: The first: Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey; sold Sotheby's Arcade, September, 20, 1995, lot 210.
Hildegard Schonfeld collection, acquired from the above, sold Christie's New York, March 21, 2013, lot 1034 (part)