Three Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles, 18th to 19th/20th Century

清瑪瑙鼻烟壺三支

-The first, 19th Century, agate of rounded-rectangular form
carved to resemble a gathered silk purse, the shoulders sloping to a flattened-oval neck, the lip flat, the flat foot with a small oval dimple, the undecorated translucent stone nicely hollowed, the stopper conforming.
-The second, 19th/20th Century, agate of bulbous round-rectangular form, the shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck, the lip concave, the base surrounded by a shallow neatly carved protruding oval footrim, the gray-brown stone finely carved on one main side through dark brown, light brown and white skins to depict a flowering lotus plant with two frogs resting on one of the leaves, the remainder of the bottle undecorated, well-hollowed.
-The third, circa 1720-1780, possibly Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, agate of miniature octagonal form, with a short neck, wide mouth, flat lip and foot, the main sides with conforming raised slightly convex panels, the narrow sides with undecorated facets, the stone with scattered irregular black and brown inclusions. Well hollowed.

Largest Height without stopper 2 5/16 in., 5.8 cm.

Property from the Estate of Dr. Thomas Klein, sold to benefit Jefferson Hospital

This lot is located in Philadelphia.

Provenance:

-Purse: I.M. Chait Gallery, CA, October 8, 2006

-Frogs: Freemans Auction, Philadelphia, PA, April 25, 2017, lot 363 [116/234]

-Octagonal: Martha M. Renk collection, Wisconsin, 1980

Collection of Ann Neviaser, Verona, Wisconsin

Christies, New York, September 20, 2005, lot 454

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, March 26, 2018, lot 320

-All: Property from the Estate of Dr. Thomas Klein, sold to benefit Jefferson Hospital

Purse with two tiny polished nicks to rim; frogs with flakes to interior of mouth; octagonal bottle with flakes to lip and foot, nick to shoulder.

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Three Chinese Agate Snuff Bottles, 18th to 19th/20th Century

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