Details
A SMALL BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1730-1850
Of flattened ovoid shape, the bottle has a large opaque white inclusion with areas of translucent concentric banding in the reddish-brown stone on both sides.
1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) high, rose quartz and gilt-metal stopper
Provenance
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2603.

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