A SMALL CARNELIAN AGATE 'THUMBPRINT' SNUFF BOTTLE

1740-1850

Details

A SMALL CARNELIAN AGATE 'THUMBPRINT' SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1850
The tapering ovoid body has a bold 'thumbprint' pattern inclusion in the richly colored stone on one side.
1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance

Robert Kleiner, London, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4980.

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