Three Chinese Agate and Fossiliferous Limestone Snuff Bottles

Of slightly flattened ovoid form, one with carnelian stopper button, one with molded coral glass button, one with turquoise colored top.

Height including stopper tallest 2 3/4 in., 7 cm.

Property from a Private Pennsylvania Collection.

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

Property from a Private Pennsylvania Collection.

Fossiliferous: Merces Gallery, Great Neck, New York, February 11, 2024, lot 112.

Brown agate: French Collection, formed in the early 20th century, sold Christie's Paris, December 12, 2018, lot 122.

Grey agate: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, March 26, 2018, lot 315.

All bottles in overall very good condition and well hollowed. The largest bottle missing the spoon, the medium sized bottle with a natural fissure circling the shoulder.

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