A SHADOW AGATE 'PEKINGESE AND MAGPIE' SNUFF BOTTLE Qing Dynasty, 1780-1850 The rounded body supported on a short, slightly spreading foot and below a cylindrical neck, the pale honey tone stone highlighted by a dark amber skin finely carved away in relief to depict a disgruntled puppy scampering beneath a bird in flight, jadeite stopper. 7cm (2 3/4in) high with stopper. (2). Footnotes: 清 一七八零至一八五零年 瑪瑙雕獅犬喜鵲圖鼻烟壺 Provenance: Charles B.Samuels (1871-1940), Virginia Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Virginia (accessioned in May 1941) Dick Wang, New York A private collection, Edinburgh Exhibited, Published and Illustrated: Wang & Co., One Man's Choice, Hong Kong, 2008, no.84 The Heriot Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Volume I, Edinburgh, 2020, p.66, fig.54 (Published and Illustrated) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing