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A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of flattened form with sloping shoulders, set on a neatly carved foot,
the pale honey coloured stone suffused with darker inclusions to one
side suggestive of trees, the reverse with caramel inclusions.
141 6.1cm. (2.3/8in) high.
£2,000 - 4,000
HK$20,000 - 39,000
CNY18,000 - 35,000

Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London,
Sotheby’s New York, 17th March 1997, Lot 206
A Private Canadian Collection

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A CARVED HONEY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of compressed rounded form and well hollowed, the russet
inclusions carved in relief to one side with a tasselled ruyi sceptre
beside a fruiting crab apple sprig.
6cm. (2.3/8in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
Provenance
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London
Christie’s Swire, Hong Kong, 24th October 1993, Lot 608
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143 *

A CARVED HONEY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1860
Of compressed rounded form and well hollowed, the deeper russet
inclusions carved in relief to one side with a carp leaping from
foaming waves amongst lotus, stopper.
5.7cm. (2.1/4in) high. (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$20,000 - 29,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

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

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