Lot Essay
For a similar bottle, see Hugh M. Moss, An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles, June, 1970, Catalogue, no. 108
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1790-1880
Details
A SHADOW AGATE BOTTLE
1790-1880
Of rounded square shape, cleverly carved using a dark inclusion with a hawk beneath a tree to one side, the reverse with some abstract markings, stopper
2.3/8in. (6cm.) high
1790-1880
Of rounded square shape, cleverly carved using a dark inclusion with a hawk beneath a tree to one side, the reverse with some abstract markings, stopper
2.3/8in. (6cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 25 February 1982, lot 124