A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860
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A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1860
Of rectangular form with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the honey-brown stone with darker brown inclusions polished on one main side with an abstract design suggestive of bats in flight, surrounding a scholar holding his brush, the reverse with similar abstract inclusions; stopper.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
Footnotes:
1750-1860 影子瑪瑙鼻煙壺一件
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, January 21, 1982
Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 106
This is one of a magical group of silhouette agate bottles where the design is entirely natural in the stone without any surface polishing. It is very evocative with its clear design of bats and a scholar working on a painting. If one looks closely and at a certain angle, a tiger's head is also evident.
1750-1860
Of rectangular form with rounded shoulders and a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the honey-brown stone with darker brown inclusions polished on one main side with an abstract design suggestive of bats in flight, surrounding a scholar holding his brush, the reverse with similar abstract inclusions; stopper.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
Footnotes:
1750-1860 影子瑪瑙鼻煙壺一件
Provenance:
Sotheby's New York, January 21, 1982
Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 106
This is one of a magical group of silhouette agate bottles where the design is entirely natural in the stone without any surface polishing. It is very evocative with its clear design of bats and a scholar working on a painting. If one looks closely and at a certain angle, a tiger's head is also evident.
Condition
This is a very well-hollowed and whimsical bottle in fine condition.
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A SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1860
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
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