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TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
1750-1860
The first of flattened double-gourd form, supported on a flat oval foot;
the second very well-hollowed, of rounded square form surmounted
by a gently waisted neck, flanked by carved lion mask and mock ring
handles on the shoulders, all supported on an oval foot ring.
2 5/8in (6.8cm) high, the taller

$2,500 - 4,000
1750-1860年 瑪瑙鼻煙壺兩件

Provenance
The rounded square bottle: Frank Caro, New York, 1977
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AN AGATE ‘HORSE’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Well-hollowed, of flattened, rounded square form, with a slightly
concave lip, supported on an oval foot ring, the white layer on one face
carved to form a horse tethered to a post.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high

$1,500 - 2,000
1750-1860年 瑪瑙巧雕馬紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Eldred’s Auction, Massachusetts, 27 August 2004, lot 42

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