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Agate snuffbox with a ‘ribboned’ decoration, China, 1750–185…
See original version (French)
105
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Agate snuffbox with a ‘ribboned’ decoration, China, 1750–185…
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Agate snuffbox with a ‘ribboned’ decoration, China, 1750–1850
Trapezium-shaped with rounded edges, the pale agate is highly translucent in the lower section, then features a natural pattern of a horizontal white vein in the centre of the body, and finally an opaque café au lait colour up to the neck. The oval base is flat. Very well hollowed out. Silver-plated metal stopper.
Height: 6 cm
Provenance:
Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, 5 and 6 March 1985, lot no. 90.
See original version (French)
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