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A SMALL BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of compressed rounded form, the stone attractively banded with
striations of honey and cream hue. 138
3.8cm. (1.1/2in) high.

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,800 - 15,000
CNY8,900 - 13,000
Provenance
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 16th November 1989, Lot 92
The Kaynes-Klitz Collection

139 *
A CARVED HONEY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1860
Carved to one side with a sage seated beneath pine, the reverse with
a crane alighting on rockwork below a further gnarled pine, the honey
coloured stone with darker caramel inclusions, stopper.
6.4cm. (2.1/2in) high. (2).

£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

Provenance
L. Shalabi Antiques - Istanbul, 13th August 1993

140 * 139
A ‘CELL-PATTERN’ AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
Of rounded square form and well hollowed, the stone with dappled
circular cell patterns and mottling, stopper.
5.1cm. (2in) high. (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
HK$20,000 - 29,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London,
Christie’s New York, December 3, 1992, Lot 393

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