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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN AGATE 'BASKETWEAVE' SNUFF BOTTLE
POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, PERHAPS PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1770-1850
Details
AN AGATE 'BASKETWEAVE' SNUFF BOTTLE
POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, PERHAPS PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1770-1850
The flattened, rounded bottle is well carved with an overall basket-weave pattern below the plain cylindrical neck. The stone is of even honey-beige tone.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper with gilt-metal collar
POSSIBLY IMPERIAL, PERHAPS PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1770-1850
The flattened, rounded bottle is well carved with an overall basket-weave pattern below the plain cylindrical neck. The stone is of even honey-beige tone.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper with gilt-metal collar
Provenance
John Paul Rappolt (1913-2003), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and thence by descent to the present owner.
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