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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1880
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A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1880
Of flattened form, with flat lip and foot surrounded by a footrim, the stone well hollowed and of pale brown tone with golden honey and dark brown striations reminiscent of a waterfall, glass stopper
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1880
Of flattened form, with flat lip and foot surrounded by a footrim, the stone well hollowed and of pale brown tone with golden honey and dark brown striations reminiscent of a waterfall, glass stopper
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Caldwell Collection.
Deaccessioned from The North Carolina Museum of Art.
Sotheby's, New York, 23-24 March 1998, lot 173.
Deaccessioned from The North Carolina Museum of Art.
Sotheby's, New York, 23-24 March 1998, lot 173.
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