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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1740-1850
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THREE CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES AND A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1740-1850
The first bottle is of honey tone and is cleverly carved utilizing the darker markings on one side with a saddled horse tethered to a post. The second bottle is also of honey tone and is carved with a bird on one side using the amber and brown markings. The third bottle is of pale grey tone and is carved utilizing the rich green markings with a grasshopper resting atop the leaves of a bok choy, while the reverse is carved with a bird amidst stalks of bamboo. The fourth bottle is also of pale grey tone and carved using the sparse dark brown markings with a continuous scene of figures at various pursuits in a continuous landscape.
Largest 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) high, coral, jadeite, agate and glass stoppers (4)
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1740-1850
The first bottle is of honey tone and is cleverly carved utilizing the darker markings on one side with a saddled horse tethered to a post. The second bottle is also of honey tone and is carved with a bird on one side using the amber and brown markings. The third bottle is of pale grey tone and is carved utilizing the rich green markings with a grasshopper resting atop the leaves of a bok choy, while the reverse is carved with a bird amidst stalks of bamboo. The fourth bottle is also of pale grey tone and carved using the sparse dark brown markings with a continuous scene of figures at various pursuits in a continuous landscape.
Largest 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) high, coral, jadeite, agate and glass stoppers (4)
Provenance
Bottle with bird; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 21 November 1974, lot 72.
Bottle with grasshopper; Estate of Edith Griswold; Sotheby's New York, 31 May - 1 June 1994, lot 743.
Bottle with grasshopper; Estate of Edith Griswold; Sotheby's New York, 31 May - 1 June 1994, lot 743.
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
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