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A RARE MINIATURE SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE A CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1850 Official School, 1750-1850
Of shaped rectangular profile, the narrow sides carved with low-relief Of small compressed spherical shape with a tall cylindrical neck, the
mask and fixed-ring handles, darker brown inclusions to the gray stone stone of beige semi-transparent tone with misty inclusions throughout,
suggestive of a figure and a rock; stopper. very well hollowed; stopper.
1in (2.5cm) high 1 3/8in (3.6cm) high
$1,500 - 2,000 $2,500 - 3,500

1760-1850 瑪瑙天然巧色人物微型鼻煙壺 1750-1850 頒賜類 素面瑪瑙扁圓形鼻煙壺

Provenance: Provenance:
Y. F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong C.L. Lin
Michael J. Kaynes (1969 or earlier) Robert Kleiner, 20 March 2011
Robert Kleiner, 20 March 2011
Literature:
Literature: Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd. Catalogue, 2011, no. 3
Hugh M. Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles, No. 5, Feltham, 1959, pp. 14-
15, Col. Illus., no. 136 Exhibited:
International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, New York, 5-9
The bottle is mentioned in an article by Mike J Kaynes ‘Ladies’ fancy’ November 2013, no. 135
(Moss, ibid., p. 14) as the first bottle purchased by Elizabeth Kaynes,
the wife of the author and continues with further comments on This group of agates with cloud-like effect from the hollowing is
miniature ladies bottles in general. discussed by Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, Treasury,
Vol. 2, Part 1, Quartz, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 206-207, no. 258.

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