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A WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1840
The bottle is carved in the opaque-white and light brown stone with
three goldfsh with prominent eyes, some issuing bubbles
also carved in cameo, all on a ground of grey color.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
$12,000-15,000
PROVENANCE
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1995.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1777.
The appearance of fsh in Chinese art symbolizes abundance. The
current bottle contains three fsh, possibly conveying the wish for
abundance three times over.
Compare to a related agate bottle from the collection of George
and Mary Bloch, also utilizing the unique circular pattern of
the stone to create water life and gold fsh illustrated by Moss,
Graham, Tsang in A Treasury of Chinese Snuf Bottles, the Mary
and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 2, Part 2, Hong Kong, 1998,
pp. 404-407, no. 331.
1750-1840年 瑪瑙巧雕金玉滿堂圖鼻煙壺

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