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Antique Chinese Crystal Agate Snuff Bottle

$1,500
£1,137.69
€1,362.67
CA$2,159.85
A$2,209.83
CHF 1,253.49
MX$28,325.44
NOK 14,374.94
SEK 14,983.31
DKK 10,186.04

About the Item

Antique Chinese Crystal Agate Snuff Bottle. This bottle is in a a stout rounded form, with countersunk base, short thick neck, concave lip with a sharp edge and narrow mouth, in a well hollowed, translucent crypto-crystalline material displaying the surrounding banded agate material just at the neck. The bottle is completed by a domed jasper finial with nipple top, brass collar, cork and spade shaped spoon of an organic material. Late 19th century. Excellent condition. Measuring overall: 2.875 in. high x 2.25 in. wide x 1.5 in. deep. (74 x 57 x 38mm) Total weight: 4.4 ox. (125g.) Provenance: Eldred’s East Dennis, MA, Asian Art sale, August 2010 lot#179. L’Asie Exotique, Palm Springs, CA
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.875 in (7.31 cm)Width: 2.25 in (5.72 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Style:
    Qing (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Late 19th Century
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Point Richmond, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: TM-UH600051stDibs: LU1778249583582

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