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Lot 302
Sale 785 - Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$2,500
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Lot Description
A Carved Agate Snuff Bottle
LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY
清中期 巧雕瑪瑙童戲圖鼻煙壺
of flattened flask form, carved in relief utilizing the dark russet inclusions to show a boy at the front, carrying a peach in his hands, the narrow sides carved with a fruiting peach tree and a leafy plant, the reverse decorated with a flying bat, with a tourmaline stopper.
of flattened flask form, carved in relief utilizing the dark russet inclusions to show a boy at the front, carrying a peach in his hands, the narrow sides carved with a fruiting peach tree and a leafy plant, the reverse decorated with a flying bat, with a tourmaline stopper.
Height overall 2 7/8 in., 7.3 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois