An agate snuff bottle
19th century
Of rectangular silhouette with wide, flat rim to the cylindrical neck and sloping shoulder above mock animal-head and ring handles carved in relief to the sides, the body well-hollowed and resting on an oval foot ring, the translucent honey brown matrix mottled with patches of lighter and darker hue.
23 1/4in (6cm) high
Of rectangular silhouette with wide, flat rim to the cylindrical neck and sloping shoulder above mock animal-head and ring handles carved in relief to the sides, the body well-hollowed and resting on an oval foot ring, the translucent honey brown matrix mottled with patches of lighter and darker hue.
23 1/4in (6cm) high
Estimate:
US$ 1,200 - 1,500
£790 - 980
€930 - 1,200
£790 - 980
€930 - 1,200
Lot heading
Property from the Norman Stiller Collection, San Francisco
Category: Asian Art
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