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Lot 38

A carved cameo agate snuff bottle
18th/19th century

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £4,000

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A carved cameo agate snuff bottle

18th/19th century
The well-hollowed bottle of square form with flat foot surrounded by a protruding foot ring, carved on one side utilizing the russet markings of the stone with a galloping bannerman, with his left arm raised and holding a banner, rose quartz stopper and vinyl collar. 8.2cm (3¼in) high (2).

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This bottle bears relation to a group of commemorative bottles attributed to the Official School which are believed to have been produced following the 1759 conquest of Xinjiang province under the Qianlong Emperor. See a similar cameo agate bottle from this group in the Bloch Collection, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol.2, Hong Kong, 1998, no.305. However, whilst the bottles from this Official School have the character 'ling' (command) inscribed on the banner, the present bottle does not.

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