A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

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24.03.2022 12:00UTC -04:00
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Los 819 | A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

PROBABLY IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1800-1850

Of spade shape, the bottle is delicately carved on either side with a taotie mask above confronted stylized dragons, and is flanked on the shoulders by mask and fixed-ring handles.

2 3⁄16 in. (5.6 cm.) high, coral stopper







Provenance

Katherine Kitchin Collection, California.

Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.





Literature

R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 168-169, no. 71.





Exhibited

Winter Park, Florida, J.W.A. Galleries, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles and Works of Art, 1-28 July 1989, col. pl. 3, no. 17.





Special notice


Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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