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AN AGATE ‘BANNERMAN’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of flattened, rounded square shape, the interior well-
hollowed, the caramel inclusion on one side carved in relief
as a Manchu bannerman seated astride a galloping horse
with a banner slung over his shoulder.
2 3/4in (6.7cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

1750-1860年 瑪瑙巧雕旗人騎馬紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Dennis George Crow, Los Angeles, 1995

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AN AGATE ‘CHILONG’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of well-hollowed flattened ovoid form, surmounted by a
cylindrical neck and supported on an oval foot ring, the
brown inclusion on one face skillfully carved to form a low
relief image of a chilong crawling through the aperture of a
bi disc and a flaming pearl, the other face dominated by a
natural scythe-form brown inclusion.
2 1/8in (5.5cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000
1750-1860年 瑪瑙巧雕螭龍穿璧紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Eldred’s Auctions, Massachusetts

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AN AGATE ‘HORSE AND BAT’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of well-hollowed flattened rounded square form, the
lip slightly concave, one face carved in high relief with
a caparisoned horse tethered to a post beneath a
descending bat, the attractive caramel inclusions used to
highlight the design, all supported on an oval foot ring.
2 3/8in (5.7cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

1750-1860年 瑪瑙巧雕馬上降福紋鼻煙壺

Provenance
Eldred’s Auction, Massachusetts, 23 August 2003, lot 103

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