Lot 249
Auction: 4 June 2014 at 11:00 BST
£325
Description
‘PEANUT’ AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
of egg shape, with peanuts, peapods, peas and flowers carved in high relief on the ribbed body, stem-like stopper
7.1cm high
LITERATURE: For a similar bottle, compare Moss, Hugh M., Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica or Quartz Group, Bibelot, 1971, pls. 157-159.
Footnote
Provenance:
The Chris Bennett Collection of Snuff Bottles