ID 718415 
Lot 871  | A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000 
OFFICAL SCHOOL, 1780-1850
The bottle is of rounded rectangular form with irregular, abstract, dark dendritic markings and is carved on one side with an inscription in seal script reading jie xin ji qing song (telling the green pine how our hearts are as one). The base is inscribed zhen wan (precious plaything).
2 5⁄16 in. (5.9 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 1992.
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. 308-309, no. 136.
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
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| Category: | Scent bottle | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia | 
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| Category: | Scent bottle | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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