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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MONTANA
A CARVED MOSS AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1880
Details
A CARVED MOSS AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1880
Of flattened, rounded rectangular form supported on an oval foot rim, the bottle is carved utilizing the greenish-blue, moss-like inclusions to depict a boy holding a lotus as he looks down at a bird on one side, the reverse with an egret beside a lotus.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, mottled green hardstone stopper
1800-1880
Of flattened, rounded rectangular form supported on an oval foot rim, the bottle is carved utilizing the greenish-blue, moss-like inclusions to depict a boy holding a lotus as he looks down at a bird on one side, the reverse with an egret beside a lotus.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, mottled green hardstone stopper
Provenance
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., London, 1970.
Marjorie Dillon Lonsdale (1920-2005) Collection, Sarasota, Florida.
Marjorie Dillon Lonsdale (1920-2005) Collection, Sarasota, Florida.
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