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34 | Bonhams An agate snuff bottle with horse and pine
1760-1880
Of compressed globular form, with a concave lip, well-hollowed interior
and oval foot rim surrounding a flat foot, the natural inclusions carved
in high relief to represent a piebald horse beneath a pine with a lingzhi
fungus adjacent, reversed by a monkey seated on a rock, holding a peach
and coyly glancing over its shoulder.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
$2,500 - 4,000

8061
A white nephrite snuff bottle
1770-1880
Of compressed ovoid form, with a flat lip and convex foot surrounded by
a rounded oval foot rim, the stone with icy white inclusions.
2 1/8in (5.4cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

8062
A moss agate snuff bottle
1760-1880
Of compressed form, the wide lip slightly concave, supported by an oval
foot rim surrounding a shallowly recessed foot, with fixed ring mask
handles on the sides, the interior very well-hollowed.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500

Provenance:
John Sparks, Ltd, according to label on the foot.