A DENDRITIC CHALCEDONY AGATE 'EAGLE' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century Of rounded rectangular form, the body rising from a short flaring foot to a cylindrical neck, the translucent pale stone marked with dark dendritic inclusions cleverly exploited in the depiction of a large eagle standing below a leafy tree before mist-laden mountains, the reverse with additional dendritic markings, stopper. 5.6cm (2 1/4in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.9Z8BNJRU 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.9Z8BNJRU 十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙鼻烟壺 Provenance: Peter Green, London Hugh Moss Ltd., London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B37, acquired from the above circa 1973 Published and Illustrated: H.Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica and Quartz Group, London, 1971, p.38, no.85. 來源：Peter Green, 倫敦 倫敦古董商Hugh Moss Ltd. Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B37，約1973年從上處獲得 著錄：H.Moss，《Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica and Quartz Group》，倫敦，1971年，第38頁，插圖85 The eagle (ying 鷹) is associated with bravery and moral strength, both for its naturally fierce character and for its homophonous link with the word for the word hero (yingxiong 英雄). In the present lot, the bird stands alone below a tree, suggesting the pun yingxiong duli (英雄獨立), meaning 'a hero standing alone'. The carver has finely incorporated the stone's natural dendritic markings to delineate the trunk and foliage of the tree. A related snuff bottle, exhibiting a similar use of the dendritic markings, 18th/19th century, was sold at Bonhams New York, 15 March 2015, lot 1011. 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