A 'MOSS' AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE AND TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century The well-hollowed pebble of semi-translucent stone with natural inclusions forming aquatic plant-like decoration around the body, wood stopper, 6.2cm (2 3/8in) high; one of rounded square form, well hollowed, the translucent stone with orange patches formed as a bird perched on a branch, the other side left plain, jadeite stopper with ivory collar and spoon, 5.6cm (2 1/4in high); the second smaller of tear-drop shape with natural white, brown and black striations, silver stopper inlaid with a coral bead, metal spoon, 5cm (2in) high. (6). (6). Footnotes: 十九世紀 海藻瑪瑙鼻烟壺及瑪瑙鼻煙壺兩件 Provenance: Arthur Gadsby, Hong Kong, 1970 (the 'bird' snuff bottle) an English private collection, and thence by descent See a related 'moss' agate snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, illustrated in The Baur Collection: Chinese Snuff Bottles, Geneva, 2007, p.283. Compare with a related dendritic chalcedony snuff bottle, 1740-1850, sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 May 2010, lot 80. See a similar agate 'bird' snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, illustrated in The Baur Collection: Chinese Snuff Bottles, Geneva, 2007, p.83. Compare the 'bird' snuff bottle with a similar agate snuff bottle, 1800-1880, sold at Bonhams San Francisco, 14 April 2013, lot 3546 (part lot). The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section 10). Ref.U7N8Q1HK This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing