Lot Essay
For an agate bottle of similar type, see Helen White, Snuff Bottles from China, The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, London, 1992, pp. 72-73, pl. 29, nos. 1 & 2
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1800-1900
Details
A 'Thumb-Print' Agate Bottle
1800-1900
Of rounded shape with flat base oval foot and delicately flaring neck, the semi-transparent stone with fine concentric bands ranging from white to grey, blurry on the narrow sides, well hollowed, stopper
2in. (6cm.) high
1800-1900
Of rounded shape with flat base oval foot and delicately flaring neck, the semi-transparent stone with fine concentric bands ranging from white to grey, blurry on the narrow sides, well hollowed, stopper
2in. (6cm.) high