A RARE CHALCEDONY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

Lot 908
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Lot 908 | A RARE CHALCEDONY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
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$ 8 000 – 12 000
A RARE CHALCEDONY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

1740-1880

The bottle is carved to depict a recumbent figure of Bodhidharma, his body enveloped by the voluminous folds of his robe. His facial hair is detailed with fine markings and there are six tiny holes on the top of his head suggesting hair markings.

2 in. (5 cm.) high, glass stopper







Provenance

Christie's New York, 4 June 1992, lot 111.

Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.





Literature

JICSBS, Autumn 1992, p. 27, fig. 11.

R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 226-227, no. 97.
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