A FINE SMALL AGATE CARVING OF A DOUBLE GOURD
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The taupe stone with veined russet inclusions pierced and carved as a double gourd borne on a gnarled leafy stem with sinuous tendrils and bearing a smaller gourd partially concealed under a curled leaf, a bat carved from a russet patch in the stone forming the base
3 in. (7.7 cm.) high