Antique Chinese Brass and Turquoise Snuff Bottle

Item Details

An antique Chinese brass snuff bottle with turquoise accents. This piece features an intricate openwork dragon motif with turquoise cabochon accents. 1938.0126.a & b

Provenance
Collected in the late 19th and early 20th century and donated to a Private Midwestern Institution in 1938
Sold to enhance and preserve the Institution’s mission-relevant Collections

Condition

- wear consistent with age.
- missing many turquoise stones.

Dimensions

Item #

17COL077-169