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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1850
Details
A CARVED SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1850
The bottle is carved through the dark brown markings on one side with a bird perched on rocks between two trees, with another small bird standing to the side. The stone is of grey tone with a somewhat circular russet formation on the reverse.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1850
The bottle is carved through the dark brown markings on one side with a bird perched on rocks between two trees, with another small bird standing to the side. The stone is of grey tone with a somewhat circular russet formation on the reverse.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
The Button Collection.
Robert Hall, London, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4775.
Robert Hall, London, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4775.
Literature
Robert Hall, The Button Collection, Chinese Snuff Bottles X, London, 2003, no. 97.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.