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1780-1880
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A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1880
The bottle, of pale honey and cream tone, is carved through the mottled, deep russet skin to depict two hawks beneath two trees.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
1780-1880
The bottle, of pale honey and cream tone, is carved through the mottled, deep russet skin to depict two hawks beneath two trees.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Charles C. Cox Collection, New Zealand.
Robert Hall, London, 1997.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2519.
Robert Hall, London, 1997.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2519.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina