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Twelve Chinese artist's snuff bottles with the zodiac animals …
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Snuffbottles Twelve Chinese artist's snuff bottles with the zodiac animals in reverse glass painting Complete series of 12 glass bottles with the Chinese signs of the zodiac, the animals masterfully painted under glass, named and with the artist's seal, floral arrangements with inscription on the reverse, the stoppers made of agate, h 8 cm, together in presentation box. - 12 Chinese artist's snuff bottles with the zodiac animals in reverse glass painting Complete series of 12 glass bottles with the Chinese signs of the zodiac, the animals masterfully painted under glass, named and with the artist's seal, floral arrangements with inscription on the reverse, the stoppers made of agate, h 8 cm, together in presentation box. D

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Snuffbottles Twelve Chinese artist's snuff bottles with the zodiac animals in reverse glass painting Complete series of 12 glass bottles with the Chinese signs of the zodiac, the animals masterfully painted under glass, named and with the artist's seal, floral arrangements with inscription on the reverse, the stoppers made of agate, h 8 cm, together in presentation box. - 12 Chinese artist's snuff bottles with the zodiac animals in reverse glass painting Complete series of 12 glass bottles with the Chinese signs of the zodiac, the animals masterfully painted under glass, named and with the artist's seal, floral arrangements with inscription on the reverse, the stoppers made of agate, h 8 cm, together in presentation box. D

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