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A dendritic chalcedony snuff bottle
Of compressed form, with a slightly concave lip and flaring neck, with a
flat foot, the interior well-hollowed, one side showing bursts of brown
and black inclusions, the reverse with a ringed pattern and a single dark
inclusion in the center.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

8080
A Suzhou agate snuff bottle
Zhiting school, 1800-1880
Of compressed globular form with a flat lip and supported by an oval foot
rim, the interior well-hollowed, the exterior carved to represent a boat on
a repeating wave ground with a figure on the shore holding a tether to
the boat, reversed by three lotus emerging from the water.
2in (5.1cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

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