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Huge Ivory Column Bottle - intricately carved

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« on: January 22, 2017, 12:23:43 pm »

Thank you all for this great information about ivory bottles.

Adrian, I see what you mean about #757 in Bob Stevens book. If Kleiner is correct then we should be able to find some examples carved just in ivory. The closest I can find is #0.10 in The Marquess of Exeter book. Even though it's in lacquer, I also think #0.28 might be an example.

If I had to compare my Thai bottle to a bottle in Stevens book, I would compare it to #766. From my limited experience these types of bottles don't come up to auction very often. I was lucky to get them. I was actually at the auction and there was a computer glitch where they had to stop online bidding. If it weren't for that, I think these bottles would have been out of reach for me. Wink

Pat, I was told these bottles were made in China for the Thai market, but since there is so little information I don't know what to think. I don't have access to pictures from John Ault's collection but will see if I can find a book.
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