A BANDED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century measured without the stopper 4.9cm high Footnotes: Provenance: Geoff K. Gray, Sydney, 9 Nov 1977, #91 or 123 (invoice, and V. Bruce's snuff bottle journal, #287) 清十八/十九世紀 玉帶瑪瑙鼻煙壺 傳承： 悉尼 Geoff K. Gray，1977年11月9日，編號91或123（賬單，及 V. Bruce 鼻煙壺札記，編號287） In the Bob Stevens' collection, there is a banded agate bottle of the same shape and natural pattern, however carved with further design to be like a purse and dated 18th century, it can be derived that the current bottle, as it is of such a distinct shape, is also designed after a pouch. See Bob C. Stevens: The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York and Tokyo, 1976, pl.533. Bob Stevens舊藏中有一件縞瑪瑙鼻煙壺，器形及天然紋理與本品相同，然其另加雕飾成荷包狀，斷代為十八世紀。本品器形獨特，由此推斷亦應仿荷包而製。見Bob C. Stevens: The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles，紐約及東京，1976年，圖版533。 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing