Page 62 - Golder Collection Snuff Bottles

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AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of rounded square form, surmounted by a gently waisted
neck and concave lip, all supported on an oval foot ring,
the thin walls displaying cloud-like marks.
2 3/8in (5.7cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

1750-1860年 瑪瑙鼻煙壺

Provenance
Acquired in Biarritz, France, 1974

For a discussion on agate bottles with similar cloud-like
markings see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo
Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and
207 George Bloch Collection, vol. 2, part 1, Hong Kong, 1998,
p. 208.

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A BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of flattened globular form, with a short tubular neck, flat
lip and foot, the thin beige walls with hints of caramel
displaying fine white and caramel colored bands encircling
the midsection.
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

1750-1860年 瑪瑙天然玉帶紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Acquired in Washington, D.C., 2000

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A BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Very well-hollowed, of rounded square form surmounted
by a gently waisted neck with a flat lip, all supported on
an oval foot ring, the translucent beige body encircled just
below the midsection with concentric opaque bands.
2 1/2in (6.5cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500
1750-1860年 瑪瑙天然玉帶紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Asiantiques, Winter Park, Florida, 1997

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