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A carved mottled amber snuff bottle
modelled as a mountain group with two bearded scholars beside a carp issuing from foaming waves and a bird perched in a leafy tree -- 2½in. (6.4cm.) high; a flattened amber bottle with carved mask ring handles -- 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high; a miniature marbled soapstone bottle with mask handles -- 1½in. (3.8cm.) high; a macaroni agate bottle of honey and grey hues -- 2in. (5cm.) high; and two amythist quartz bottles, carved with figures and fruit sprays -- 1½in. (3.8cm.) and 1¼in. (3.1cm.) high, five with stoppers, all 19th Century. (6)
modelled as a mountain group with two bearded scholars beside a carp issuing from foaming waves and a bird perched in a leafy tree -- 2½in. (6.4cm.) high; a flattened amber bottle with carved mask ring handles -- 2¼in. (5.7cm.) high; a miniature marbled soapstone bottle with mask handles -- 1½in. (3.8cm.) high; a macaroni agate bottle of honey and grey hues -- 2in. (5cm.) high; and two amythist quartz bottles, carved with figures and fruit sprays -- 1½in. (3.8cm.) and 1¼in. (3.1cm.) high, five with stoppers, all 19th Century. (6)