Lot 310
Two Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles
Sale 1015 - Strong Diversions: Property from a Lifetime of Play
Mar 28, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$600 -
800
Price Realized
$406
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Lot Description
Two Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles
19TH CENTURY
清中期 瑪瑙素面鼻烟壺兩件
the first of carved of a peach, orange, russet, and cream steaked stone to compressed rounded shape, each shoulder carved in low to relief with mock animal mask handles, agate stopper; the second of compressed shield form and well-hollowed of honeyed stone flecked deep brown suggestive of tortoiseshell, jadeite stopper.
the first of carved of a peach, orange, russet, and cream steaked stone to compressed rounded shape, each shoulder carved in low to relief with mock animal mask handles, agate stopper; the second of compressed shield form and well-hollowed of honeyed stone flecked deep brown suggestive of tortoiseshell, jadeite stopper.
Height of taller bottle 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
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