Asian Art II - 28th July 2021
Lot 754
FOUR CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1400
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Description
FOUR CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
QING DYNASTY
Two decorated with birds perched amidst blossoms picked out in dark areas of the stone, the larger with an inscription reading wen shuo mei hua zao, the other two snuff bottles with smooth flattened ovoid bodies, decorated with natural inclusions in the stone, one together with a wood stand, 6.2cm max. (5)
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.