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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION (LOTS 49-51)
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AN AGATE CONCH SHELL-FORM SCENT BOTTLE Acquired in the late 1990s in Brussels.
18TH-19TH CENTURY
清十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙海螺形香囊
The bottle is delicately carved with a band of petals at the rim above a gilt 來源：歐洲私人珍藏，於1990年代年代末購自比利時
metal band at the shoulder followed by spearheads. The lobed shell terminates
with a band of petals encircling a red glass inlay at the tip. The stopper is
carved with a petal design around a further red glass inlay. The stone is of a
pale lavender tone.
3¿ in. (8 cm.) long overall
£5,000-8,000 $6,300-10,000
€5,800-9,200
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