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12 | Bonhams A taupe glass snuff bottle
1760-1860
Of pear-shaped form, the sumptuous body with sloping shoulders rising
to a cylindrical neck, flanked by a pair of chilong clambering up the sides,
their tails forming the foot rim,the glass an even tone.
2 1/2in (6.1cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

8008
A thumbprint agate snuff bottle
1750-1880
Of compressed ovoid form with a flat lip and wide mouth, with a concave
foot, the interior well-hollowed, the stone with tones of garnet, white
and grey, each side bearing an attractive pattern of concentric rings
2in (3.1cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

8009
An aventurine-style snuff bottle
Likely Imperial Glassworks, Beijing 1736-1800
Of compressed form, with a flat lip and straight neck, the oval foot rim
surrounding the shallowly recessed flat foot, the interior well-hollowed,
the body suffused with minute gold specks.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000