Lot 124

GROUP OF FOUR AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
19TH-20TH CENTURY




Auction: 17 May 2024 from 10:00 BST
£945
Description
十九至二十世紀 各式瑪瑙鼻烟壺(共四件)
comprising: two in plain form with mythical beast handles, 5.9cm and 4.9cm high; one cleverly carved with shih tzu and two birds to one side, reverse with a monkey, 6cm high; and one of carnelian agate carved with a bird and flowering branches, 4.9cm high, with two wooden stands (4)
Dimensions
4.9cm to 6cm high
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; collected Asian Art in the 1960s to 1970s whilst working in Asia for The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC) as a senior executive, thence by descent.



