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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1850
Details
A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1850
One side is carved in relief using the dark brown marking in the stone with a figure standing on a lotus leaf while holding a lotus leaf in one hand and a box in the other, the reverse with a bird in flight above rounded hills suggested by the banded white markings in the stone.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, agate stopper
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1850
One side is carved in relief using the dark brown marking in the stone with a figure standing on a lotus leaf while holding a lotus leaf in one hand and a box in the other, the reverse with a bird in flight above rounded hills suggested by the banded white markings in the stone.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) high, agate stopper
Provenance
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5286.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5286.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.