Lot Essay
For a similar example depicting a duck with its tail feathers tipped to the air see Robert W. L. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, col. pl. 161
Details
A SHADOW AGATE BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
Of flattened, rounded square shape, the darker skin and inclusions cleverly cut to depict the silhouette of a duck near rockwork, the rest of the stone of semi-transparent gray tone, stopper
19TH CENTURY
Of flattened, rounded square shape, the darker skin and inclusions cleverly cut to depict the silhouette of a duck near rockwork, the rest of the stone of semi-transparent gray tone, stopper
Provenance
The Eric Young Collection Sotheby's London, October 13, 1987, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Eric Young, Part II, lot 97