Details
AN AMETHYST BOTTLE
1800-1870
Of rounded rectangular shape, one side carved in low relief with a bird on a prunus branch cleverly disguising a darker inclusion within the stone of deep tone, a few minor flaws, nibbles to rim and foot, stopper
1800-1870
Of rounded rectangular shape, one side carved in low relief with a bird on a prunus branch cleverly disguising a darker inclusion within the stone of deep tone, a few minor flaws, nibbles to rim and foot, stopper
Literature
Hugh M. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, pp. 84-85, illustrated pl. 85, no. 92