Lot 701
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A WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
A WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
A WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
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A WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

1750-1840

Details
A WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1840
The bottle is carved in the opaque-white and light brown stone with three goldfish with prominent eyes, some issuing bubbles also carved in cameo, all on a ground of grey color.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1995.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1777.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The appearance of fish in Chinese art symbolizes abundance. The current bottle contains three fish, possibly conveying the wish for abundance three times over.

Compare to a related agate bottle from the collection of George and Mary Bloch, also utilizing the unique circular pattern of the stone to create water life and gold fish illustrated by Moss, Graham, Tsang in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 2, Part 2, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 404-407, no. 331.

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