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A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1850
The transparent stone, of honey-tone, is carved through the darker skin on one side with two horses, one prancing with its head turned back and the other lowering its head to bite its hoof.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, rose quartz stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5343.

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