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Lot 292Y

A chalcedony fish snuff bottle
19th century

8 November 2012, 10:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A chalcedony fish snuff bottle

19th century
Amusingly carved as a fish with bulging eyes and curling eyebrows beneath a curving horn, the stiffly upright dorsal fin and bifurcated tail fin carefully lined, the mouth forming the opening to the bottle, carnelian stopper. 8cm (3 1/8in) long (2).

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十九世紀 玉髓魚形鼻煙壺

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