Lot 207
GROUP OF THREE AMETHYST AND FOUR AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD
Auction: 8 November 2017 at 17:00 GMT
£550
Description
comprising: an amethyst bottle, carve with a warrior fighting a dragon; a similar amethyst bottle, carved in shallow relief with a dragon writhing amid clouds; another amethyst bottle, carved with a toad clambering up a lotus root; a moss agate bottle, with relief-carved lion-mask handles; another similar moss agate bottle; a flattened globular bottle, of banded agate; and a pebble-form shadow-agate bottle (7)
Dimensions
largest 10.2cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of the late Graham Harding (1870s-1949), international insurance loss adjustor for Toplis & Harding, acquired during his business travels to China in the early 20th century, thence by direct family descent.