A HONEY-COLOURED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
A HONEY-COLOURED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

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A HONEY-COLOURED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
The bottle is carved to one side with a horse tied to a post and a bat in flight above, with details cleverly picked out in the russet skin of the stone.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
With 'John Sparks Ltd 128, Mount Street' label to reverse.
Collection of an English Gentleman, acquired from 1960 to 1980.

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