Lot 170
170
A CARVED PARTIAL CAMEO AGATE BOTTLE
A CARVED PARTIAL CAMEO AGATE BOTTLE

OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1820

Details
A CARVED PARTIAL CAMEO AGATE BOTTLE
Official School, 1760-1820
Of rounded-rectangular shape, the well-hollowed honey-toned body carved in relief on one side with a saddled horse tethered to a post, stopper
2½in. (6.4cm.) high
Provenance
Raymond Li, Hong Kong.
Literature
R. Li, Snuff Bottle Terminology, p. 41, fig. 72.

Lot Essay

For a discussion of the symbolism of a horse tethered to a post, a staple of the Official School of carving, see H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J. Collection, New York, 1993, no. 151, and H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, vol. 2, Quartz, nos. 302-304.

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