Lot 60
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GROUP OF FOUR AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 591
Auction: 11 March 2020 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £500 - £700
Description
清 各式瑪瑙鼻煙壺（四件）
each of compressed spherical form and cleverly carved in relief using the different tones of the stone, one decorated with a scholar lecturing a seated young man, with an agate stopper; one carved with a chi dragon chasing a flaming pearl; one depicting an elder reclining against a tree underneath a bird cage, with an agate stopper; and one decorated with two birds, with a pink hardstone stopper
Dimensions
largest: 8cm high