Description
Description: Chinese agate snuff bottle carved out from a stone which was covered on one side by a whitish layer resulted from exposition to weather’s agents. A twisted plum tree, carved out from this layer, is further enhanced by the thin brown layer under it. The plain other side of the bottle, lighted from inside, shows a nice pattern indicating the botryoidal nature of this stone (see last picture).
Foot/base: Concave base and mouth
Mark:
Dating: 19th Century.
Material: Botryoidal agate
Size: 55 mm high
Stopper: Matching agate stopper with black collar and bamboo spoon.
Provenance: Ex Sergia Iessi collection. About this collector, see Provenance of the hornbill bottle O35.
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