Chinese Double Perfume Bottle Depicting Crawling Felines
Product ID: A0401-109
$895.00
About this piece
Two bottles, one body, and a pair of cats on the climb.
Chinese craftsmen of Hebei Province carved this double perfume bottle in smoky rock crystal in the 19th century. Small scent and snuff bottles were commonly carried in China, and double forms are often linked with themes of harmony. Two tall conjoined chambers are topped with amber-brown stoppers. Crawling felines are carved in relief on one side, the carving darkening against the pale smoky stone. The surface is glassy and translucent.
About 3 inches tall. A small thing with two minds.
