1750-1850

Details

A BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
The well-hollowed bottle is carved from stone of pale-grey and honey color with three large white horizontal bands encircling the sides.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance

Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1267.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

Banded agate bottles were symbolic of a successful military career, the band or 'jade belt' around the middle evoking the jade belts worn by officials. This is an unusual example of the type as it contains three bands, possibly inferring a very successful career.

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