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AN AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
18TH-19TH CENTURY

The baluster bottle is carved to one side with an equestrian dignitary and a boy
on a water bufalo beneath overhanging pine. The stone is of an even honey
tone, the fgures highlighted in a darker caramel colour.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, stopper

£1,000-1,500 $1,500-2,200
€1,300-1,900

PROVENANCE:

Collection of the Duchess of Roxburghe (1878-1937).

清十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙人物圖鼻煙壺
來源：Duchess of Roxburghe舊藏

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TWO GLASS OVERLAY AND ONE MILK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY

The group comprises: a turquoise-ground snuf bottle carved in black overlay on either side with a cat beneath
a butterfy; a black-ground bottle carved in cinnabar red glass overlay in imitation of lacquer with a crane
beneath overhanging pine on one side and with a pavilion beneath wutong on the other side; a milk glass bottle
decorated in fencai colours with lotus and orchids. There are traces of a mark on the base.
The largest 2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, three stoppers

(3)

£500-700 $720-1,000
€630-880

PROVENANCE:

From the collection of the Duchess of Roxburghe (1878-1937).

清十九世紀 孔雀綠套黑玻璃鼻煙壺，仿剔紅玻璃鼻煙壺及白玻璃畫粉彩鼻煙
壺一組三件 來源：Duchess of Roxburghe舊藏

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