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A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 清1780-1910年 影子瑪瑙鼻煙壺（連玉髓鼻煙碟）
QING DYNASTY, 1780-1910
The bottle is well hollowed with a flat base, utilising the 來源
darker markings in the stone to provide a silhouette design 壺：Robert Hall，倫敦，2010年10月
reminiscent of a duck standing and looking backwards. The 碟：Arthur Gadsby珍藏，香港
stone is of variegated honey and dark-brown tones. Together 倫敦蘇富比，2003年6月13日，拍品771號
with a chalcedony snuff dish.
Bottle: 2º in. (5.8 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper;
Dish: 15 in. (3.9 cm.) diam. (2)
HK$140,000-250,000 US$19,000-32,000
PROVENANCE
Bottle: Robert Hall, London, October 2010
Dish: The Arthur Gadsby Collection, Hong Kong
Sold at Sotheby’s London, 13 June 2003, lot 771
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