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A carved agate ‘cricket’ snuff bottle An agate ‘warriors’ snuff bottle An agate ‘cockerel’ snuff bottle

19th century 19th century 19th century

The well-hollowed and flattened globular body Of well-hollowed, compressed globular form The well-hollowed and almost transparent

of light honey tone, cleverly and intricately with a recessed oval foot, the attractive stone body skilfully carved in relief, ingeniously

carved on one side using the darker skin of the of honey and beige tone ingeniously carved making use of the orange-beige portion with

stone with a large cricket atop a cricket cage in relief on each side with two warriors small brown spots in the material, to depict

next to a chrysanthemum branch, the reverse fighting against each other utilizing the darker a standing cockerel with a butterfly hovering

with blooming lotuses, tourmaline stopper. tortoiseshell-coloured areas, coral stopper. nearby, glass stopper with metal collar.
7.3cm (3in) high (2). 6cm (2 1/2in) high (2). 6.2cm (2½in) high (2).
£4,000 - 6,000 £4,000 - 6,000 £4,000 - 6,000
HK$47,000 - 71,000 CNY38,000 - 56,000 HK$47,000 - 71,000 CNY38,000 - 56,000 HK$47,000 - 71,000 CNY38,000 - 56,000

十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕蟈蟈紋鼻煙壺 十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕武士圖鼻煙壺 十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕公雞圖鼻煙壺

Provenance: A European private collection and Provenance: A European private collection and Provenance: A European private collection and
thence by descent thence by descent thence by descent

來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由家族繼承下去 來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由家族繼承下去 來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由家族繼承下去

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