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« Reply #40 on: October 28, 2016, 01:12:17 am »

Hi All,

I am reviving this thread with a group of fossiliferous limestone bottles. The two 'juveniles' are on the outside edges, flanking the older generation! From left to right in this family shot are:

ONE - Fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle, the pale beige matrix mottled with grey sedimentary and minute marine fossil inclusions, of compressed ovoid form, with a slightly tapering neck, broad flat lip, and a recessed base with a raised flat oval footrim. Coral glass stopper mounted in a silver collar.
Height: 5.8 cm
ca. mid-1990s
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TWO - A fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle of compressed rounded form, with flared neck, concave lip and a raised oval concave foot; the black matrix evenly suffused with vertically orientated pale grey marine inclusions. This one is unusual in having the polyps inclusions running vertically to create a basket-like impression. Green jadeite stopper set in a gilt-silver collar.
Height  5.2cm
ca. 1760-1850
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THREE - Fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle of elongated flask form, with cylindrical neck, flat lip, and a recessed flat foot surrounded by a raised footrim, neatly carved taotie mask-and-ring handles at the lateral sides; the black matrix evenly suffused with light grey marine inclusions, giving the impression of a starry night sky. The mask handles are an unusual feature for this type of bottle. Pink coral stopper mounted in a silver collar.
Height: 7.6 cm
ca. 1780-1850
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FOUR - Fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle of compressed ovoid form with a slightly tapering neck and shoulders, flat oval lip, and a raised oval foot with flat base; the marine polyps forming cream coloured circles against a reddish-brown matrix. Turquoise stopper set in a silver collar; brass spoon in the shape of an open-palmed hand.
Height: 6.2 cm
ca. 1780-1880
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FIVE - Fossiliferous limestone snuff bottle, the stone suffused with grey-black, red, ochre and beige inclusions, of flattened rounded rectangular form, with cylindrical neck, flat lip and a raised flat foot. Black agate stopper with black vinyl collar.
Height: 6.7 cm
ca. 1980-1990


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