A GROUP OF AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century Comprising: a shadow agate pebble form bottle, well-hollowed, the semi-translucent stone with natural inclusions forming aquatic plant-like decoration around the body, wood stopper, 6.2cm (2 3/8in) high; a silhouette agate bottle of rounded square form, well hollowed, the translucent stone with orange patches forming a bird perched on a branch, the reverse plain, jadeite stopper with ivory collar and spoon, 5.6cm (2 1/4in high); and a smaller pebble form bottle with natural white, brown and black striations, silver stopper inlaid with a coral bead, metal spoon, 5cm (2in) high. (6). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (section 10). Ref.U7N8Q1HK 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 shadow 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, 28th 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, 14th April 2013, lot 3546 (part lot). 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