ID 718431
Lot 868 | A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1850
Of rounded rectangular form, the horizontal markings in the stone on one side simulate a mountainscape, with a scene carved in low-relief below depicting an eagle grasping a small bear in its talons, with a second small bear scampering to escape.
2 3⁄8 in. (6 cm.) high, metal and tourmaline stopper
Provenance
Bob C. Stevens Collection, no. 558.
The Bob C. Stevens Collection of Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, Part II; Sotheby’s New York, 26 March 1982, lot 118.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
H. Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group, London, 1971, p. 37, no. 83.
B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 558.
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp.138-139, no. 56.
| 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 |
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