AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'ANIMALS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'ANIMALS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'ANIMALS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
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AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'ANIMALS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

SIGNED WANG XISAN

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AN INSIDE-PAINTED 'ANIMALS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
SIGNED WANG XISAN
The interior is painted to one side with three pandas at play and to the reverse with two antelope on a rocky ledge. The bottle is inscribed with the artist's name and a seal. The stone is of a smoky translucent tone.
3 in. (7.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's Australia, 26 October 2011, lot 488 (one of two).
Property of an important private Asian collector.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 20%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. Where applicable Customs duty will be charged (per rate specified by HMRC guidance) on the Hammer price and VAT will be payable at 20% on duty. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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