A CARNELIAN AGATE DOUBLE-GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
A CARNELIAN AGATE DOUBLE-GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE

PROBABLY PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1780-1840

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A CARNELIAN AGATE DOUBLE-GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1780-1840
The translucent, brownish-red stone is carved in relief with two descending bats on the upper body and two ascending bats on the lower body.
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, stone stopper
Provenance
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5234.

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