A CHALCEDONY AGATE 'BANNERMAN' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century The rounded body rising from a recessed oval base to a cylindrical neck with flat mouth rim, the mottled orange skin on the translucent light-orange stone exquisitely carved away to depict a bannerman riding a galloping horse, dressed in full ceremonial regalia and his banner flowing in the wind, a large lingzhi fungus in the foreground, the reverse plain, stopper. 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.DY1PSV37 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.DY1PSV37 十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕躍馬擎旗圖鼻烟壺 Provenance: Ray Thompson Hugh Moss Ltd., London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B48, acquired from the above circa 1975 來源：Ray Thompson 倫敦古董商Hugh Moss Ltd. Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B48，約1975年從上處獲得 The motif of a bannerman riding a galloping horse has been interpreted as depicting a messenger rushing back to Court with news of victory. It has therefore been suggested that snuff bottles bearing this design were produced to commemorate military campaigns, including the conquest of Xinjiang by the Qianlong Emperor in 1759. For a full discussion of this motif, see H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol.2.2, Hong Kong, 1998, pp.336-337, where a related 'bannerman' snuff bottle, attributed to the 'Official School', Qianlong period, is illustrated (no.305), and was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 November 2013, lot 46. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y Ф * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. 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